How to say “reality” in Chinese
reality; real
“Reality” in Chinese is 实际, shí jì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
实际 is read shí jì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 — “roof”.
国际 — “between countries”, that is, international.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “实际”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 实际. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他看起来很年轻，实际上已经五十岁了。tākànqǐlaihěnniánqīng,shíjìshàngyǐjīngwǔshísuìleHe looks young, but in fact he's already fifty.
- 他看起来比实际年龄年轻tākànqǐlaibǐshíjìniánlíngniánqīngHe looks younger than his age.
- 大家都以为很难实际上很简单dàjiādōuyǐwéihěnnán,shíjìshànghěnjiǎndānEveryone thought it was hard, but in fact it's simple.
More words from the lesson “In fact and basically”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reality” in Chinese?
“Reality” in Chinese is 实际, pinyin shíjì.
What does 实际 mean?
实际 (shíjì) means “reality; real”.
How do you write 实际?
实际 is 2 characters: 实 (shí) — real, true; 际 (jì) — border, edge; between. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 实际?
实际 is read shíjì. Tones: shí — second tone, jì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“reality” in the lesson “In fact and basically”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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