“真”是庄子哲学思想体系的一个重要方面。庄子“贵真”思想以老子“婴儿”说为哲学源头,其本质上体现了一种率真任性、天真自然、真情真性的个体生命理想;它呈现出对自然真性的回归,既是对人为性的否定,也是对儒家礼乐文化的反驳。同时,这种思想为后世的文学家所普遍接受,“真”因此成为了衡量一部作品好坏的基本尺度,对中国古代文论的发展也产生了极为深远的影响。本文拟对庄子这一“贵真”思想做一番梳理和探讨。 “True ” is an important aspect of Zhuangzi’s philosophical system. Zhuangzi’s theory of “nobleness” as the philosophical source of Lao Tzu and “Baby”, in essence, embodies an ideal of individual life which is real, Naive, and true; it shows the return to natural truth, The negation of humanity is also a refutation of Confucian ritual music culture. At the same time, this idea is universally accepted by later generations of literary writers. Therefore, “True ” has thus become the basic measure of the quality of a piece of work and has also had a profound and far-reaching impact on the development of ancient Chinese literary theory. This article intends to make some sorts and discussions on Zhuangzi’s idea of ​​“being true”.