其实

Character by character

• 其qí8 strokesHSK 2his, her, its, their; that
• 实shí8 strokesHSK 2 traditional 實real, true; honest, sincere

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 其实没有发生。

  Qí shí méi yǒu fā shēng

  That didn't really happen.

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• 其实，我不知道。

  Qí shí wǒ bù zhī dào

  Actually, I don't know.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 其实. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 其他qí tāHSK 2

  other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

• 其中qí zhōngHSK 2

  among; in; included among these

• 其qíHSK 5

  his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

• 确实què shíHSK 3

  indeed; really; reliable; real; true

• 事实shì shíHSK 3

  fact

• 实现shí xiànHSK 2

  to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about

• 实际上shí jì shàngHSK 3

  in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice

• 现实xiàn shíHSK 3

  reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested

• 真实zhēn shíHSK 3

  true; real

• 实在shí zàiHSK 2

  really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

• 事实上shì shí shàngHSK 3

  in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto

• 说实话shuō shí huàHSK 6

  to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly

• 实验shí yànHSK 3

  experiment; test; experimental; to experiment

• 实际shí jìHSK 2

  reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual

• 尤其yóu qíHSK 5

  especially; particularly

• 实力shí lìHSK 3

  strength

• 证实zhèng shíHSK 5

  to confirm (sth to be true); to verify

• 实施shí shīHSK 4

  to implement; to carry out

• 实验室shí yàn shìHSK 3

  laboratory

• 其次qí cìHSK 3

  next; secondly

• 实话shí huàHSK 7

  truth

• 其余qí yúHSK 4

  the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them

• 实行shí xíngHSK 3

  to implement; to carry out; to put into practice

• 极其jí qíHSK 4

  extremely