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Chinese word
纪实
Pronunciation
Pinyinjì shí
Meaning
- adjectivefactual
Example
这篇报道很纪实。zhè piān bào dào hěn jì shí
This report is very factual.
More examples
这组照片具有纪实摄影风格。zhè zǔ zhào piān jù yǒu jì shí shè yǐng fēng gé
This set of photos has a documentary photography style.
Core concept
A presentation stays close to real events and source materials, with little invention or exaggeration.
Common phrases
纪实报道jì shí bào dào
factual reporting
纪实文学jì shí wén xué
nonfiction literature
纪实摄影jì shí shè yǐng
documentary photography
Similar words
真实zhēn shí: Matching what is real or what actually happened.
客观kè guān: Impartial and focused on facts and evidence rather than personal views.
写实xiě shí: Realistic in style, depicting observed subjects and their details as they appear.
Definition in Chinese
根据真实材料进行叙述或描写，强调不虚构、不夸张的表达方式，可用来形容报道、文章或作品的风格。gēn jù zhēn shí cái liào jìn xíng xù shù huò miáo xiě qiáng diào bù xū gòu bù kuā zhāng de biǎo dá fāng shì kě yòng lái xíng róng bào dào wén zhāng huò zuò pǐn de fēng gé
Word origin
纪实 (jìshí, "factual") combines 纪 (jì, "record") with 实 (shí, "real"), giving the idea of recording real events without invented details.
Usage tips
- 纪实 (jìshí, "factual") signals a factual style, but it does not by itself claim that every detail has been independently verified.
Other meanings
- documentaryadjective
Opposites
- 主观zhǔ guānsubjectiveadjective
- 虚构xū gòufictionaladjective
Related words
- 纪实片jì shí piàndocumentary filmnoun
- 纪实文学jì shí wén xuénonfiction literaturenoun
- 纪实性jì shí xìngfactualitynoun