HSK 6 · Ideas

真理 zhēnlǐ “truth” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 真理 means

  1. truth

Measure word 个 gè · 一个真理 yí ge zhēnlǐ

How to say 真理

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale真zhēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale理lǐ3rd tone, dipping

真理 in a sentence

  1. 大部分人只想听到他们自己的真理。

    Dàbùfen rén zhǐ xiǎng tīngdào tāmen zìjǐ de zhēnlǐ.

    Most people only want to hear their own truth.

    Sentence #502891 from Tatoeba

  2. 真理不需要繁复的言语。

    Zhēnlǐ bù xūyào fánfù de yányǔ.

    Truth needs no elaborate words.

    Sentence #881851 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 真理必胜。

    Zhēnlǐ bì shèng.

    Truth will always prevail.

    Sentence #7781531 from Tatoeba

How 真理 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 真 (zhēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
真zhēnreally
  • 直straight · zhí
  • 几table · jī
The character 理 (lǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
理lǐtexture
  • 王king · wángMeaning part
  • 里village · lǐSound part

王 hints at the meaning (king); 里 (lǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐ.

Memory aid王 here is jade 玉: cutting jade along its grain. 里 (lǐ) gives the sound: to put in order, reason.

How to write 真理

真 10 strokes · 理 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

真理 (zhēnlǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 真理 (zhēnlǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 真理

Words with 真

真zhēn · true认真rènzhēn · serious传真chuánzhēn · fax真正zhēnzhèng · genuine天真tiānzhēn · naive真实zhēnshí · true清真qīngzhēn · halal真挚zhēnzhì · sincere真相zhēnxiàng · the truth

Words with 理

经理jīnglǐ · manager理解lǐjiě · to comprehend理想lǐxiǎng · an ideal理发lǐfà · to get a haircut修理xiūlǐ · to repair整理zhěnglǐ · to arrange管理guǎnlǐ · to supervise办理bànlǐ · to handle处理chǔlǐ · to handle合理hélǐ · rational

More words: Ideas & Concepts

战术zhànshù · tactics展望zhǎnwàng · outlook正气zhèngqì · integrity争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly真相zhēnxiàng · the truth指标zhǐbiāo · indicator支柱zhīzhù · pillar重心zhòngxīn · centre of gravity

FAQs

真理 (zhēnlǐ) means “truth”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhēnlǐ: zhēn with a 1st tone, then lǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 真理 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one truth is 一个真理 (yí ge zhēnlǐ).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhenli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 真理 from the suggestions. Typing zhenli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
真理 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.