# 当真 (dàngzhēn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当真 (dàngzhēn) means “to take seriously; really”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take seriously; really
- Pinyin: dàngzhēn (dang4 zhen1)
- Traditional: 當真
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我只是开玩笑，你别当真。
  Wǒ zhǐshì kāiwánxiào, nǐ bié dàngzhēn.
  I was just joking, don't take it seriously.

## Characters

- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as
- [真](https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-really/) (zhēn): really; truly

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-zhen-take-seriously/

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