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天真 (tiān zhēn): naive, innocent

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: naive, innocent
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 6

Full definitions

naive
innocent
artless

Chinese explanation

形容人单纯、不做作，像小孩子一样没有坏心思，多用于褒义，比如孩子天真可爱
也指人想法太简单，缺少经验，容易相信别人或把事情想得太好，多用于贬义，比如你太天真了，竟相信这种话。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

day

HSK 1

really

Example sentences

Children naively believe that Santa Claus really exists.

She naively thought that as long as she worked hard, she would definitely succeed.

His question was very naive, but full of curiosity.

Don't be so naive; reality is much more complicated than you think.

Her innocent smile made everyone feel warm.

Although he is already thirty years old, sometimes he is still very naive.

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