果真

guǒzhēn

adverb HSK 7 #16,434

Meanings

1 really
2 as expected
3 sure enough
4 if indeed

Characters

fruit; indeed; result

Indeed + true = really, sure enough.

Examples

天气预报说要下雨，果真下了。

Tiānqì yùbào shuō yào xiàyǔ, guǒzhēn xià le.

The weather forecast said it would rain, and sure enough it did.

如果果真如此，我们要重新考虑。

Rúguǒ guǒzhēn rúcǐ, wǒmen yào chóngxīn kǎolǜ.

If this is really the case, we need to reconsider.

他说得果真没错。

Tā shuō de guǒzhēn méi cuò.

What he said was indeed correct.

Tips

usage

Has two uses: (1) "sure enough/as expected" confirming something predicted, (2) "if indeed" in conditional sentences. Similar to 果然 but slightly more formal.

grammar

In conditional use: 如果果真... = if it really is the case that... In confirmatory use: 果真 + verb = sure enough/indeed.

Stroke Order

果 guǒ

真 zhēn