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实事求是 (shí shì qiú shì) – lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)

shí shì qiú shì

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 實事求是0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to be practical and realistic

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

事

shì

matter

求

qiú

to seek

但是

dàn shì

but

事情

shì qing

affair

故事

gù shì

old practice

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

其实

qí shí

actually

同事

tóng shì

colleague

要求

yāo qiú

to request

总是

zǒng shì

always

诚实

chéng shí

honest

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