Chinese words starting with “zhen”
42 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zhen. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial zh · final en · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 23
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 16
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 真正zhēn zhèngHSK 2
genuine; real; true; really; indeed
- 真的zhēn deHSK 1
really, truly, indeed
- 真实zhēn shíHSK 3
true; real
- 针对zhēn duìHSK 4
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
All 42 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 真 | zhēn | d,a,g | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine | |
| 2 | 镇 | zhèn | n | to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks) | |
| 3 | 真相 | zhēn xiàng | n | the truth about sth; the actual facts | |
| 4 | 真心 | zhēn xīn | d,n | sincere; heartfelt | |
| 5 | 针 | zhēn | n,q | needle; pin; injection; stitch | |
| 6 | 诊断 | zhěn duàn | v,vn | to diagnose | |
| 7 | 珍惜 | zhēn xī | v,vn | to treasure; to value; to cherish | |
| 8 | 阵 | zhèn | g,qt | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | |
| 9 | 震惊 | zhèn jīng | v,vn | to shock; to astonish | |
| 10 | 真诚 | zhēn chéng | a,ad,an | sincere; genuine; true | |
| 11 | 震撼 | zhèn hàn | v,vn | to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock | |
| 12 | 珍贵 | zhēn guì | a | precious | |
| 13 | 真理 | zhēn lǐ | n | truth | |
| 14 | 震 | zhèn | v,g | to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ | |
| 15 | 枕头 | zhěn tou | n | pillow | |
| 16 | 诊所 | zhěn suǒ | n | clinic | |
| 17 | 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | n | pearl | |
| 18 | 震动 | zhèn dòng | vn,v | to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration | |
| 19 | 侦探 | zhēn tàn | n,vn | detective; to do detective work | |
| 20 | 侦察 | zhēn chá | v,vn | to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout | |
| 21 | 阵地 | zhèn dì | n | (military) position; front | |
| 22 | 镇定 | zhèn dìng | a,vn | calm; unperturbed; cool | |
| 23 | 阵营 | zhèn yíng | n | group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute | |
| 24 | 振奋 | zhèn fèn | v,vn | to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire | |
| 25 | 真情 | zhēn qíng | n | real situation; the truth | |
| 26 | 阵容 | zhèn róng | n | troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc) | |
| 27 | 振作 | zhèn zuò | v | to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate | |
| 28 | 镇静 | zhèn jìng | a,an | calm; cool | |
| 29 | 振动 | zhèn dòng | vn,v | to vibrate; to shake; vibration | |
| 30 | 真空 | zhēn kōng | n | vacuum | |
| 31 | 镇压 | zhèn yā | v,vn | suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell | |
| 32 | 珍藏 | zhēn cáng | v,n | a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items) | |
| 33 | 针灸 | zhēn jiǔ | n | acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion | |
| 34 | 真挚 | zhēn zhì | a | sincere; sincerity | |
| 35 | 真是的 | zhēn shi de | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | ||
| 36 | 真假 | zhēn jiǎ | n | genuine or fake; true or false | |
| 37 | 针锋相对 | zhēn fēng xiāng duì | l | to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure | |
| 38 | 珍视 | zhēn shì | v,vn | to place great importance on; to treasure | |
| 39 | 振兴 | zhèn xīng | v | to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize | |
| 40 | 珍稀 | zhēn xī | a | rare; precious and uncommon | |
| 41 | 斟酌 | zhēn zhuó | v | to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim | |
| 42 | 珍重 | zhēn zhòng | v | precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! |
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