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Reality in Chinese: 现实 (xiàn shí)

xiàn shí

reality

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 現實2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1reality
  2. 2actuality
  3. 3real
  4. 4actual
  5. 5realistic
  6. 6pragmatic
  7. 7materialistic
  8. 8self-interested

Stroke order

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现
实

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

现实

Simplified

現實

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 感知即现实。

    gǎn zhī jí xiàn shí。

    Perception is reality.

  • 我喜欢超现实主义

    wǒ xǐ huan chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì

    I like surrealism.

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Related words

现在

xiàn zài

now

出现

chū xiàn

to appear

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

其实

qí shí

actually

诚实

chéng shí

honest

确实

què shí

indeed

实际

shí jì

reality

实在

shí zài

really

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

表现

biǎo xiàn

to show

果实

guǒ shí

fruit (produced by a plant)

结实

jiē shi

rugged

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