着实 zhuóshí truly
truly; indeed; severely; harshly
怎么记住“着实”: 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) + 实 real = truly.
汉字
用法
- Really / indeed, intensifying an adjective or verb - 这道题着实难 (zhè dào tí zhuóshí nán) this problem is genuinely tough.
- Read zhuóshí. More emphatic and slightly written than 确实; can also mean 'severely' (着实批评了一顿, gave a real dressing-down).