How to Say ‘Seriously?’ in Traditional Chinese
真的假的？
zhēn de jiǎ de
[zhēn de jiǎ de]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally 'real or fake?' — putting a word and its opposite side by side with 的 makes a casual question. In everyday speech it's often squeezed to (zhēn de jiǎ de).
Phrase Breakdown
真
zhēn
[zhēn]
true; real
Means 'true' here, contrasted with 'fake'.
這是真的。
This is true.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
Turns an adjective into 'the ... one/thing'.
這個是假的。
This one is fake.
假
jiǎ
[jiǎ]
fake; false
Means not real or untrue.
這個包包是假的。
This bag is fake.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
Turns an adjective into 'the ... one/thing'.
那是真的。
That is true.
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