Chinese word

实际

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí jì

Meaning

  • adjectiveactual

Example

实际的情况比想象中严重。shí jì de qíng kuàng bǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng yán zhòng

The actual situation is more serious than imagined.

Illustration for 实际 (actual)

More examples

她很实际，买东西前会先考虑价格和质量。tā hěn shí jì mǎi dōng xī qián huì xiān kǎo lǜ jià gé hé zhì liàng

She is very practical and thinks about the price and quality before buying things.

Core concept

What remains when an idea or plan meets real conditions and becomes a fact or a workable situation.

Common phrases

  • 很实际hěn shí jì

    very practical

  • 实际问题shí jì wèn tí

    actual problem

Similar words

现实xiàn shí: Existing in the present real world as part of current conditions.
真实zhēn shí: Being true and free from lies, false details, or invention.
真正zhēn zhèng: Genuinely having the quality or value that something is expected to have.

Definition in Chinese

描述脱离理论或想象，在实践中确实存在或发生的真实情况miáo shù tuō lí lǐ lùn huò xiǎng xiàng zài shí jiàn zhōng què shí cún zài huò fā shēng de zhēn shí qíng kuàng

Word origin

实 (shí, "real") joined with 际 (jì, "boundary or situation") gives the sense of a real situation rather than an imagined or theoretical one.

Usage tips

  • This adjective normally comes before the noun it describes, much like actual in English, but its practical sense also appears when Chinese describes plans, methods, or results.

Other meanings

  • practicaladjective

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