实 shí real
real; honest; solid
How to remember 实: 宀 house + 头 head = real. The couple walks through the house they saw online, each shaking a head in disbelief, and says "It is even better in real life."
Component breakdown
实 = 宀 house + 头 head
- 宀 house
- 头 head
The couple walks through the house they saw online, each shaking a head in disbelief, and says "It is even better in real life."
How it is used
- Real / solid / honest - 实话 (shíhuà) the truth, 老实 (lǎoshi) honest, 结实 (jiēshi) sturdy.
- Very productive as 'actually/in fact': 其实 (qíshí) actually, 实际上 (shíjì shàng) in reality, 确实 (quèshí) indeed.
- Contrast 事实 (shìshí, a fact) with 实际 (shíjì, the actual/practical situation) - same 实 but different jobs.
Words with 实
- 其实qíshías a matter of factHSK 3
- 确实quèshíindeedHSK 4
- 实在shízàihonestHSK 4
- 诚实chéngshíhonestHSK 4
- 实际shíjìactualHSK 4
- 实际上shíjìshàngin factHSK 4
- 事实shìshífactHSK 5
- 实习shíxíto practiceHSK 5
- 实力shílìstrengthHSK 5
- 实施shíshīto implementHSK 5
- 实现shíxiànto achieveHSK 5
- 实用shíyòngto apply in practiceHSK 5
- 实行shíxíngto implementHSK 5
- 实践shíjiànpracticeHSK 5
- 实验shíyànexperimentHSK 5
- 实验室shíyànshìlaboratoryHSK 5
- 果实guǒshífruit (produced by a plant)HSK 5
- 现实xiànshírealityHSK 5
- 真实zhēnshítrueHSK 5
- 充实chōngshírichHSK 6
- 切实qièshífeasibleHSK 6
- 实惠shíhuìtangible benefitHSK 6
- 实时shíshíreal timeHSK 6
- 实话shíhuàtruthHSK 6
- 实质shízhìsubstanceHSK 6
- 结实jiēshiruggedHSK 6
- 老实lǎoshihonestHSK 6
- 证实zhèngshíto confirm (something to be true)HSK 6
- 踏实tāshifirmly-basedHSK 6
- 务实wùshíto deal with concrete mattersHSK 7
- 坚实jiānshífirm and substantialHSK 7
- 如实rúshías things really areHSK 7
- 实事求是shíshì-qiúshìliterally to seek truth from facts (idiom)HSK 7
- 实体shítǐentityHSK 7
- 实况shíkuànglive (e.g. broadcast or recording)HSK 7
- 实地shídìon-siteHSK 7
- 实物shíwùmaterial objectHSK 7
- 实话实说shíhuà-shíshuōto tell the truthHSK 7
- 着实zhuóshítrulyHSK 7
- 纪实jìshírecord of actual eventsHSK 7
Example sentences
- 事实其实不是这样的。 Shìshí qíshí bú shì zhèyàng de.Actually, those aren't the facts.
- 实验部分很重要。 Shíyàn bùfen hěn zhòngyào.The experimental part is very important.
- 我没有实际经验。 Wǒ méiyǒu shíjì jīngyàn.I don't have practical experience.
- 我确实不喜欢傲慢的人。 Wǒ quèshí bù xǐhuan àomàn de rén.I really don't like arrogant people.