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实际上

shí jì shàng · shi ji shang

Traditional 實際上

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. in fact
  2. in reality
  3. as a matter of fact
  4. in practice
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Not a tea expert

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)会(huì)喝茶(hēchá)。

    Dengdeng, you look like you know tea well.

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！实际上(shíjìshàng)我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)懂(dǒng)。

    Thanks! In fact, I know nothing.

  3. Liangliang

    实际上(shíjìshàng)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)懂(dǒng)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)懂(dǒng)。

    In fact, I don't either. I just look like I do.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)刚才(gāngcái)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)跟(gēn)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)那么(nàme)多(duō)？

    Then why did you talk so much to the boss just now?

  5. Liangliang

    实际上(shíjìshàng)……我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)问(wèn)他(tā)网络(wǎngluò)密码(mìmǎ)是(shì)多少(duōshao)。

    In fact... I was asking him for the Wi-Fi password.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

实(shí)际(jì)上(shàng)他(tā)根(gēn)本(běn)没(méi)有(yǒu)去(qù)考(kǎo)试(shì)。

The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)道(dào)菜(cài)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)辣(là)，实(shí)际(jì)上(shàng)一(yì)点(diǎn)也(yě)不(bú)辣(là)。

This dish looks spicy, but in fact it isn't spicy at all.

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实
shí

real; true

际
jì

border; edge

上
shàng

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

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