Chinese word

切实

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiè shí

Meaning

  • adverbeffectively

Example

经理要求团队切实完成任务。jīng lǐ yāo qiú tuán duì qiè shí wán chéng rèn wù

The manager requires the team to complete the task effectively.

Illustration for 切实 (effectively)

More examples

公务员要切实履行职责。gōng wù yuán yào qiè shí lǚ xíng zhí zé

Civil servants should effectively fulfill their duties.

Core concept

Action that stays close to reality and produces dependable results.

Common phrases

  • 切实推进qiè shí tuī jìn

    effectively advance

  • 切实做到qiè shí zuò dào

    effectively accomplish

  • 切实维护qiè shí wéi hù

    effectively maintain

Similar words

确实què shí: Truly, confirming that a statement or situation is genuinely true.
实际上shí jì shàng: Actually, referring to the real situation or the real way of doing something.

Definition in Chinese

确实可靠、实际做到的样子，表示行动或情况不空谈而能落实。què shí kě kào shí jì zuò dào de yàng zi biǎo shì xíng dòng huò qíng kuàng bù kōng tán ér néng luò shí

Word origin

切 (qiè, "close") + 实 (shí, "real") combines closeness to reality with what is real, giving the word its focus on concrete implementation.

Usage tips

  • As an adverb, it usually comes before the action it describes, as in 切实完成 (qièshí wánchéng, "carry out effectively"), rather than standing alone as a description of a person.

Other meanings

  • reliablyadverb
  • steadilyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 切实可行qiè shí kě xíngrealistic and feasibleidiom

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