现实

Character by character

• 现xiàn8 strokesHSK 1 traditional 現appear, manifest, become visible
• 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

• 现实点！

  Xiàn shí diǎn

  Be realistic!

  Listen

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Words with the same characters

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

• 现在xiàn zàiHSK 1

  now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays

• 发现fā xiànHSK 2

  to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

• 出现chū xiànHSK 2

  to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

• 其实qí shíHSK 3

  actually; in fact; really

• 表现biǎo xiànHSK 3

  to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior

• 现场xiàn chǎngHSK 3

  the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site

• 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

• 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

• 现金xiàn jīnHSK 3

  cash

• 现象xiàn xiàngHSK 3

  phenomenon; appearance

• 实力shí lìHSK 3

  strength

• 证实zhèng shíHSK 5

  to confirm (sth to be true); to verify

• 现代xiàn dàiHSK 3

  modern times; modern age; modern era

• 实施shí shīHSK 4

  to implement; to carry out

• 实验室shí yàn shìHSK 3

  laboratory

• 展现zhǎn xiànHSK 5

  to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display