实际 shíjì actual
actual; reality; practice
How to remember 实际: 实 real + 际 border = actual.
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How it is used
- Actual / real, or reality/practice - 实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng) the actual situation; 理论和实际 theory and practice.
- 实际上 (shíjì shàng) = 'in fact/actually', a very common discourse marker.
- Contrast 实在 (shízài) 'really/honestly (intensifier)'; 实际 is 'actual/practical' as opposed to theoretical or imagined.
Example sentences
- 我没有实际经验。 Wǒ méiyǒu shíjì jīngyàn.I don't have practical experience.
- 我实际并不知道。 Wǒ shíjì bìngbùzhīdào.I actually never knew that.