真格

zhēngé

noun #17,931

Meanings

1 real
2 true
3 serious

Characters

standard; pattern

Examples

这次他们是动真格的了。

Zhè cì tāmen shì dòng zhēngé de le.

This time they're getting serious.

别开玩笑了，来真格的。

Bié kāi wánxiào le, lái zhēngé de.

Stop joking around, let's get real.

Tips

usage

Most commonly used in 动真格 (to get serious/real) and 来真格的 (to do it for real). Rarely used on its own.

Stroke Order

真 zhēn

格 gé