（i guess that【真理】【真相】share the same translation【truth】 confused you） good point! it's a question mixed philosophy ,religion and development of words/language. 1.Some relative words can be found in west philosophy books, then brought into China. like"形而上学"（metaphysics） 2.Also, some words from Buddhism were brought in and developed in China. like “相”,“彼岸”,etc. 3.Chinese has its own development of words and philosophy. like“道可道非常道”. --------- i know little about them above : ) better to ask professional guys or read papers / books, rather than wasting ur time here :- ) --------- 1.concepts： 1.1存在 being/existence 1.2现象 phenomenon 1.3事实 fact 1.4真相/假相（i didnt find in Phi Dict., but i find them in a PAPER of Media field.) quote"真相从正面直接地表现本质，假象从反面歪曲地表现本质" 杨保军．事实真相真是——对新闻真实论中三个关键概念及其相互关系的理解．[J]新闻记者，2008(6)． 1.5本质 essence 1.6真理 truth（check the picture） 2.let get those words through via a ve............ry rough example. （i made it up,unnecessary correct..FYI） it's a 【being存在】, which was,is and will be / may be existing, with its 【essence本质】. It acts out【phenomenon/phenomena现象】. And people find the phenomenon: see by the eyes, smell by nose, hear by ears, taste by tongue, touch by skin....We detect it, name 【fact事实】. (people can reach to【fact】, but never reach【fact】....forgive my poor ennglish). if the【fact(s)】we detect can reflect its 【essence】, we call it 【truth真相】else not. 3.comparisons omitted... have fun

“真理”说的是理论，比较抽象。而且显得很严肃，甚至有一点儿神圣，绝对正确，不容置疑，完美无缺，不可动摇。所以只有极少的理论可以被称为“真理”。 “真相”说的是客观事实。是具体的事情。当人们使用这个词的时候，通常是跟“谎言”对立的。你可以说“他说谎，真相不是像他说的那样的。”当你说“我知道了真相。”的时候，通常有一个前提，就是曾经有人对你说谎，或是曾经对你隐瞒真相。

真理针对很多事物的一个特性，真相是针对某一事物的背后秘密。

真理 = the truth and become a theory 真相 = a fact, which really happen

哇这是很深奥的问题! 真理是别人总结出来的话 真相是你看到的事实. 有一句话叫做：你看到的真相不是真实的...