"Actually" in Chinese — 其实 (qí shí)

其

实

qí shí

actually

HSK 3Traditional: 其實2 example sentences

Definitions

1actually; in fact; really

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其

实

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ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

其实

Simplified

其實

Traditional

Example sentences

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其实没有发生。
qí shí méi yǒu fā shēng。
It didn't actually happen.
汤姆言过其实。
tāng mǔ yán guò qí shí。
Tom exaggerated.

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Related words

其

qí

his

其他

qí tā

other

诚实

chéng shí

honest

极其

jí qí

extremely

其次

qí cì

其中

qí zhōng

among

确实

què shí

indeed

实际

shí jì

reality

实在

shí zài

really

尤其

yóu qí

especially

果实

guǒ shí

fruit (produced by a plant)

结实

jiē shi

rugged

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Actually in Chinese: 其实 (qí shí)