Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
其实
qíshí
Description
“其实”用来说出真实的情况，常常和别人以为的不一样。
"其实" is used to express the real situation, often different from what others think.
我们常在句子开头用它，意思是“事实上”。
We often use "其实" at the beginning of a sentence, meaning "in fact."
Meanings
其实qíshí
actually; in fact
他看起来很凶，其实很友好。
He looks fierce but is actually friendly.
其实qíshí
in reality (contrary to what one thinks)
你以为很难，其实很简单。
You think it's hard, but it's actually easy.
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Notes
- Etymology
其 (its/that) + 实 (truth/real), literally 'its truth'.
- Nuance
often signals a correction to what the listener assumed.
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