其实 (其實) qíshí
qíshí
adverb
actually; in fact; really
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: A movable adverb (CC-CEDICT '其實'; Guoyu '其實'; Mathews 1931 '其實', p. 69; Sun 2006, loc. 1701)
Contained in
- 言符其实(言符其實) (of one's words) to be in accord with reality
- 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
- 名副其实(名副其實) the name corresponds with reality; not just in name only, but also in reality
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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