1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
2 real weapons
3 very much for real
4 every bit real
5 the genuine article
真心实意
zhēn xīn shí yì
1 genuine and sincere (idiom)
2 wholehearted
真情实意
zhēn qíng shí yì
1 out of genuine friendship (idiom)
2 sincere feelings
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
2 definitive evidence
真相大白
zhēn xiàng dà bái
1 the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
真相毕露
zhēn xiàng bì lù
1 real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
真金不怕火炼
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
1 True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
童叟无欺
tóng sǒu wú qī
1 cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
2 Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
返老还童
fǎn lǎo huán tóng
1 to recover one's youthful vigor
2 to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
金童玉女
jīn tóng yù nu:3
1 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
2 attendants of the Daoist immortals
3 fig. lovely young children
4 a golden couple
5 (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
Sample Sentences
其实小孩子还是给他点自由空间比较好,现在的孩子被逼得都没有童真了。
qíshí xiǎo háizi háishì gěi tā diǎn zìyóu kōngjiān bǐjiào hǎo ,xiànzài de háizi bèi bī de dōu méiyǒu tóngzhēn le 。
Actually, it's better if you give kids a bit of their own personal space and freedom. The kids these days that are forced into things have all lost their innocence.