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title: "Tianzhen Meaning: 天真 (tiānzhēn) Means “naive”"
description: "天真 (tiānzhēn) means “naive”. Hear its tones, see what 天 and 真 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianzhen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 天真 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

天真 tiānzhēn

## naive

## It can also mean

- innocent; unaffected

## Its characters

1. 天 tiān sky
2. 真 zhēn real

## In a sentence

孩子们天真的笑脸很可爱。 The children's innocent smiling faces are lovely.

[More about 天真](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A9%E7%9C%9F)

## More words with 天 or 真

- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [半天 bàntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bantian)
- [逼真 bīzhēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizhen)
- [春天 chūntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuntian)
- [当天 dàngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangtian)
- [冬天 dōngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongtian)
- [航天 hángtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangtian)
- [讲真 jiǎngzhēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangzhen)
- [今天 jīntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jintian)
- [聊天 liáotiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaotian)

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