English Sentence:

Are you serious?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

你是認真的嗎?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

你是认真的吗?

Pinyin:

ni3 shi4 ren4 zhen1 de5 ma5?

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1. you (male) 2. your (male)

Here: you (male)

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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認真   认真

rèn zhēn

earnest, serious

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: (adjectival ending)

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ma

(particle indicating a question)

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