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事实上

shì shí shàng · shi shi shang

Traditional 事實上

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. in fact
  2. in reality
  3. actually
  4. as a matter of fact
  5. de facto
  6. ipso facto
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Running every day

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)，跑得(pǎode)很(hěn)快(kuài)！

    I go running every morning, and I run really fast!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)一次(yīcì)跑(pǎo)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Really? How long do you run each time?

  3. Liangliang

    事实上(shìshíshàng)，我(wǒ)一次(yīcì)只(zhǐ)跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Actually, I only run five minutes each time.

  4. Dengdeng

    五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)？那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)说(shuō)跑得(pǎode)很(hěn)快(kuài)？

    Five minutes? Then why did you say you run fast?

  5. Liangliang

    事实上(shìshíshàng)，我(wǒ)是(shì)跑(pǎo)到(dào)公交车站(gōngjiāochēzhàn)，因为(yīnwèi)车(chē)快(kuài)来(lái)了(le)！

    Actually, I run to the bus stop because the bus is coming!

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2 examples
01

黑(hēi)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)事(shì)实(shí)上(shàng)是(shì)黑(hēi)的(de)吗(ma)？

Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

事(shì)实(shí)上(shàng)，价(jià)格(gé)每(měi)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)都(dōu)在(zài)攀(pān)升(shēng)。

As it is, prices are going up every week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hujiujs · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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事
shì

matter; thing

实
shí

real; true

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

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