真的爱你

真的愛你
Zhēndeàinǐ
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhēn De Ài Nǐ ('Truly Love You', 1989 Beyond song dedicated to mothers)
  2. 2 'I truly love you' (literal)

Examples

《Zhēn de Ài Nǐ》 shì xiě gěi mǔqīn de gē.
'Truly Love You' is a song written for mothers.
Mǔqīnjié de shíhou dàjiā dōu chàng Zhēn de Ài Nǐ.
On Mother's Day everyone sings 'Truly Love You'.

Tips

culture
1989 Cantopop hit by Hong Kong band Beyond, written by (Wong Ka Kui) as a tribute to his mother. Despite the title, it is a son-to-mother love song, not a romantic one: 多么温馨目光 坚毅 ('your warm gaze taught me to face the road ahead with resolve'). A Mother's Day karaoke standard across the Chinese-speaking world.
usage
Read as a plain sentence, 真的爱你 just means 'truly love you / I really love you'. The song made it one of the most iconic four-character phrases in Cantopop.

In Pop Culture

Beyond《真的爱你 Beyond 《Zhēn de Ài Nǐ》
Beyond, 'Truly Love You' (1989)
Cantopop song by Wong Ka Kui dedicated to mothers; a Mother's Day standard across Chinese communities.

Stroke Order

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