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实在

shí zài · shi zai

Traditional 實在

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. really
  2. actually
  3. indeed
  4. true
  5. real
  6. honest
  7. dependable
  8. (philosophy) reality
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Really too much

  1. Qiqi

    哇(wa)，你(nǐ)买(mǎi)这么(zhème)多(duō)，拿(ná)得(de)动(dòng)吗(ma)？

    Wow, you bought so much. Can you carry it?

  2. Liangliang

    实在(shízài)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，

    Honestly, it's really too heavy.

  3. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)买(mǎi)这么(zhème)多(duō)橘子(júzi)？

    Why did you buy so many oranges?

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)实在(shízài)太(tài)热情(rèqíng)了(le)，一直(yīzhí)给(gěi)我(wǒ)加(jiā)，

    The boss was really nice. He kept giving me more.

  5. Qiqi

    那(nà)你(nǐ)得(děi)全(quán)吃完(chīwán)，今晚(jīnwǎn)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)！

    Then you have to eat them all. Start tonight!

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2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)我(wǒ)没(méi)通(tōng)过(guò)测(cè)验(yàn)时(shí)我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)是(shì)太(tài)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)了(le)。

I was really disappointed when I found out that I hadn't passed the exam.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)不(bú)擅(shàn)长(cháng)这(zhè)个(ge)。

I'm really bad at this.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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实
shí

real; true

在
zài

at; in; to be (located) at; (marks an action in progress)

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