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事实

shì shí · shi shi

Traditional 事實

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. fact
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Octopus facts

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)，章鱼(zhāngyú)有(yǒu)三个(sāngè)心脏(xīnzàng)！

    Did you know an octopus has three hearts?

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)编(biān)故事(gùshi)？

    Really? Are you making up a story?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)编(biān)的(de)，这(zhè)是(shì)事实(shìshí)！

    I'm not making it up. It's a fact!

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)再(zài)说(shuō)一个(yīgè)事实(shìshí)。

    OK, tell me another fact.

  5. Dengdeng

    事实(shìshí)是(shì)……我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)知道(zhīdào)这(zhè)一个(yīgè)。

    The fact is... I only know this one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

任(rèn)何(hé)意(yì)见(jiàn)都(dōu)是(shì)事(shì)实(shí)与(yǔ)谬(miù)误(wù)的(de)混(hùn)合(hé)体(tǐ)。

Every opinion is a mixture of truth and mistakes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Rebeca · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

事(shì)实(shí)是(shì)他(tā)昨(zuó)天(tiān)根(gēn)本(běn)没(méi)来(lái)上(shàng)班(bān)。

The fact is that he didn't come to work at all yesterday.

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事
shì

matter; thing

实
shí

real; true

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