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认真 rèn zhēn

HSK 3 word · traditional 認真

Meanings

• conscientious
• earnest
• serious
• to take seriously
• to take to heart

Characters

• 认 rèn: to recognize
• 真 zhēn: really

Example sentences

认真点。
Get serious.
Tatoeba #346790 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

你认真的？
Are you serious?
Tatoeba #10024445 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

认真的？
Are you serious?
Tatoeba #10983988 by Elaineeeeee (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).