HSK 7–9 · verb

真是

zhēnshi

really is; indeed (often expressing feeling)

你真是帮了我大忙。

Nǐ zhēnshi bāngle wǒ dà máng。

You really did me a big favor.

这份生日礼物真是个惊喜。

Zhè fèn shēngrì lǐwù zhēn shì ge jīngxǐ.

This birthday present is a real surprise.

这场火灾没有伤到人,真是幸运。

Zhè chǎng huǒzāi méiyǒu shāng dào rén, zhēn shì xìngyùn。

No one was hurt in this fire, which is really lucky.

用这种办法骗人,真是太卑鄙了。

Yòng zhè zhǒng bànfǎ piàn rén, zhēnshi tài bēibǐle。

Tricking people this way is really too despicable.