當真 [当－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take seriously
  2. serious
  3. No joking, really!
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    信以​為​真
    to take something seriously
    • 講下笑咋，你當真嘎？
      讲下笑咋，你当真嘎？
      gong2 haa5 siu3 zaa3, nei5 dong3 zan1 gaa4?
      I'm just joking. You took it serious?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    truly; indeed
    (syn.) 的確, 真真, 的确, 實在, 真正, 确乎, 著實, 誠然, 诚然, 着实, 实在, 确实, 坐实, 確乎, 確實, 坐實
  2. verb
    to take seriously; to accept as true
    (syn.) 认真, 認真
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #766
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她把我的玩笑当真了。
    她把我的玩笑當真了。
    tā bǎ wǒ de wán xiào dàng zhēn le 。
    • She took my joke seriously.
  2. Mandarin
    Spenser的笑话和冷言冷语经常被误解为矛盾心理的标志，而且经常会被当真。
    Spenser的笑話和冷言冷語經常被誤解為矛盾心理的標誌，而且經常會被當真。
    spenser de xiào hua hé lěng yán lěng yǔ jīng cháng bèi wù jiě wèi máo dùn xīn lǐ de biāo zhì ， ér qiě jīng cháng huì bèi dàng zhēn 。
    • Spenser's sarcastic and joking remarks are often misinterpreted as signs of ambivalence and often taken too seriously.
  3. Mandarin
    我开玩笑的，别当真。
    我開玩笑的，別當真。
    wǒ kāi wán xiào de ， bié dàng zhēn 。
    • I'm only joking; don't take me seriously.
    • Don't take my jokes seriously.
  4. Mandarin
    “我昨天梦到了你。”“当真？那我（在你梦中）在做什么？”
    “我昨天夢到了你。”“當真？那我（在你夢中）在做什麼？”
    “ wǒ zuó tiān mèng dào le nǐ 。”“ dàng zhēn ？ nà wǒ （ zài nǐ mèng zhōng ） zài zuò shén me ？”
    • "I dreamed of you yesterday." "Seriously? And what was I doing?"
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我随口讲下㗎咋，唔好当真呀。
    我隨口講下㗎咋，唔好當真呀。
    ngo5 ceoi4 hau2 gong2 haa5 gaa3 zaa3, m4 hou2 dong3 zan1 aa3.
    • I wasn't speaking seriously, don't take it for real.
  2. Cantonese
    鸠噏要特登留返个好明显嘅错，唔喺啲人真系会当真。
    鳩噏要特登留返個好明顯嘅錯，唔喺啲人真係會當真。
    • x
  3. Cantonese
    讲下笑咋，你当真嘎？
    講下笑咋，你當真嘎？
    gong2 haa5 siu3 zaa3, nei5 dong3 zan1 gaa4?
    • I'm just joking. You took it serious?
  4. Cantonese
    佢贪口爽话钟意你咋，你唔好当真啊！
    佢貪口爽話鍾意你咋，你唔好當真啊！
    keoi5 taam1 hau2 song2 waa6 zung1 ji3 nei5 zaa3, nei5 m4 hou2 dong3 zan1 aa3
    • He said he loves you but he doesn't mean it, so don't treat it too seriously.