tiān zhēn
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  • 1

    adj.innocent; simple and unaffected; artless

    • tā shì tiān zhēn de hái zi

      天真孩子

      He is an innocent child.

    • bié duì tā jiǎ zhuāng tiān zhēn

      假装天真

      Don't try to act naive with him.

    • ér tóng zhǎng dà jiù bù zài tiān zhēn

      儿童长大不再天真

      Children lose innocence when they grow older.

  • 2

    adj.derogsimple-minded; naive

    • bù néng bǎ dí rén xiǎng de tài tiān zhēn

      敌人天真

      Enemies won't be so naive in their thinking.

    • nǐ yě tài tiān zhēn le jìng rán xiāng xìn tā

      天真竟然相信

      It's really naive of you to have believed her.

    • ér bì jiā suǒ zhèng shì yòng tiān zhēn yǔ chún qíng quán shì le tā zhěng gè rén shēng

      毕加索正是天真纯情诠释整个人生

      But picasso was a naive and innocent interpret his whole life.

Word usage

  • Note
    "天真" is different from "幼稚". "天真" emphasizes innocence and easy to be deceived by illusions; "幼稚" emphasizes being young, having little experience and inexperience.