实
事
求
是

Lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) in Chinese: 实事求是 (shí shì qiú shì)

shí shì qiú shì

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 實事求是1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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实
事
求
是

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄡˊ

qiú

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

实事求是

Simplified

實事求是

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们做事应该实事求是，不能说谎。

    wǒ men zuò shì yīng gāi shí shì qiú shì， bù néng shuō huǎng。

    We should be realistic and factual in what we do, and never lie.

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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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