zhēn shi

真是 (zhēn shi) is a Chinese word meaning “indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1indeed; truly
  2. 2(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

Characters in 真是

真zhēn · really是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]真really但是but; however是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely只是merely; only; just; nothing but还是still (as before)可是but; however总是always真正genuine; real; true是否whether (or not)

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