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实际

shí jì · shi ji

Traditional 實際

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. reality
  2. practice
  3. practical
  4. realistic
  5. real
  6. actual
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The hotel photos

  1. Dengdeng

    照片(zhàopiàn)上(shàng)的(de)房间(fángjiān)很(hěn)大(dà)！

    The room in the photo is very big!

  2. Liangliang

    实际上(shíjìshàng)，房间(fángjiān)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    In fact, the room is very small.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)实际(shíjì)价格(jiàgé)呢(ne)？

    Then what about the actual price?

  4. Liangliang

    实际(shíjì)价格(jiàgé)比(bǐ)网上(wǎngshàng)贵(guì)。

    The actual price is higher than online.

  5. Liangliang

    实际上(shíjìshàng)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)躺(tǎng)了(le)一小时(yīxiǎoshí)了(le)。

    In fact, I've been lying on the bed for an hour already.

  6. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)实际上(shíjìshàng)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

    So it is actually very comfortable, right?

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01

实(shí)际(jì)提(tí)供(gōng)内(nèi)容(róng)可(kě)能(néng)因(yīn)地(dì)区(qū)与(yǔ)装(zhuāng)置(zhì)相(xiāng)容(róng)性(xìng)而(ér)异(yì)。

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

02

他(tā)的(de)实(shí)际(jì)年(nián)龄(líng)比(bǐ)他(tā)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)老(lǎo)得(de)多(duō)。

He is much older than he looks.

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

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实
shí

real; true

际
jì

border; edge

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