事
实
上

In fact in Chinese: 事实上 (shì shí shàng)

shì shí shàng

in fact

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 事實上1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in fact
  2. 2in reality
  3. 3actually
  4. 4as a matter of fact
  5. 5de facto
  6. 6ipso facto

Stroke order

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事
实
上

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

事实上

Simplified

事實上

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 事实上,他并不喜欢喝咖啡。

    shì shí shàng, tā bìng bù xǐ huan hē kā fēi。

    In fact, he doesn't really like drinking coffee.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

事

shì

matter

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

事情

shì qing

affair

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

故事

gù shì

old practice

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

其实

qí shí

actually

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

同事

tóng shì

colleague

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