实 (shí): real, practical
实 (shí) is a Chinese character meaning “real, practical.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural) and 头 (structural). It ranks #100 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- real, practical
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 实
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 确实adverb | què shí | indeed | 4 |
| 其实adverb | qí shí | actually | 3 |
| 事实noun | shì shí | fact | 5 |
| 实际上adverb | shí jì shàng | in fact | 4 |
| 实在adjective/adverb | shí zài | really | 4 |
| 真实adjective | zhēn shí | true | 5 |
| 现实noun/adjective | xiàn shí | reality | 5 |
| 实验室noun | shí yàn shì | laboratory | 5 |
| 实话noun | shí huà | truth | 6 |
| 老实adjective | lǎo shi | honest | 6 |
| 实现verb | shí xiàn | to achieve | 5 |
| 实验verb/noun | shí yàn | experiment | 5 |
| 证实verb | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true) | 6 |
| 诚实adjective | chéng shí | honest | 4 |
| 实际noun/adjective | shí jì | reality | 4 |
| 实力noun | shí lì | strength | 5 |
| 实施verb | shí shī | to implement | 5 |
| 实习verb | shí xí | to practice | 5 |
| 结实adjective | jiē shí | to bear fruit | 6 |
| 实行verb | shí xíng | to implement | 5 |
| 实践verb | shí jiàn | practice | 5 |
| 充实adjective/verb | chōng shí | rich | 6 |
| 实质noun | shí zhì | substance | 6 |
| 实用adjective | shí yòng | to apply in practice | 5 |
| 实时adverb | shí shí | (in) real time | 6 |
| 果实noun | guǒ shí | fruit (produced by a plant) | 5 |
| 切实adjective | qiè shí | feasible | 6 |
| 踏实adjective | tā shi | firmly-based | 6 |
| 实惠noun/adjective | shí huì | tangible benefit | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事实上 | shì shí shàng | in fact |
| 说实话 | shuō shí huà | to speak the truth |
| 实习生noun | shí xí shēng | intern (esp. a student in practical training) |
| 实话实说 | shí huà shí shuō | to tell the truth |
| 忠实adjective | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 实情noun | shí qíng | the actual situation |
| 属实verb | shǔ shí | to turn out to be true |
| 核实verb | hé shí | to verify |
实 appears in 110 compound words: 40 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 实 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (29)
(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
having a handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy and without substance
(lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom); (fig.) genuine; real; true
synonym of 名不副實 /名不副实 (míngbùfùshí, “the name falls short of the reality; to be unworthy of the name”)
(lit.) genuine goods at fair prices (idiom); (fig.) genuine; real; true
Showing 12 of 29 idioms containing 实.
Example Sentences
这个方案很实用，可以解决我们目前遇到的问题。
Zhè gè fāng'àn hěn shíyòng, kěyǐ jiějué wǒmen mùqián yù dào de wèntí.
This plan is very practical and can solve the problems we are currently facing.
阿曼证实美伊2/26日内瓦再谈 传德黑兰愿就核计...
ā 曼 zhèng shí měi yī 2 2 6 rì nèi wǎ zài tán chuán dé hēi lán yuàn jiù hé jì . . .
Oman confirmed that the United States and Iran will talk again in Geneva on 2/26, and it is rumored that Tehran is willing to discuss the nuclear plan...
...加征关税至15% 回应最高院判决 另引例实施150日
. . . jiā zhēng guān shuì zhì 1 5 huí yīng zuì gāo yuàn pàn jué lìng yǐn lì shí shī 1 5 0 rì
... Increase tariffs to 15% in response to the Supreme Court's judgment and implement another example for 150 days
美国12月实际个人消费支出月率 0.1%,预期0.....
měi guó 1 2 yuè shí jì gè rén xiāo fèi zhī chū yuè lǜ 0 . 1 , yù qī 0 . . . . .
U.S. real personal consumption expenditures in December were 0.1% month-on-month, compared with 0..... expected
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
Spring Festival vacation pat you, go out and put a "peace of mind" more solid
新华视点|福建:实体书店变身“文化会客厅” 全民阅..
xīn huá shì diǎn fú jiàn shí tī shū diàn biàn shēn wén huā huì kè tīng quán mín yuè . .
Xinhua Insight | Fujian: Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores Transform into "Cultural Living Rooms," Promoting Reading Among All Citizens...
你其实有没有看过？
Nǐ qíshí yǒuméiyǒu kàn guo?
Did you read it at all?
其实有没有这个字的？
Qíshí yǒuméiyǒu zhège zì de?
Is that even a word?
黑海里的水事实上是黑的吗？
Hēi Hǎi lǐ de shuǐ shìshíshàng shì hēi de ma?
Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?
你相信他在说实话吗？
Nǐ xiāngxìn tā zài shuōshíhuà ma?
Do you believe that he is telling the truth?
Character Family
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