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现实

xiàn shí · xian shi

Traditional 現實

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. reality; actuality
  2. real; actual
  3. realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
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Dream and reality

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)梦到(mèngdào)自己(zìjǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)带(dài)花园(huāyuán)的(de)大(dà)房子(fángzi)。

    In my dream I had a big house with a garden.

  2. Dengdeng

    现实(xiànshí)里(lǐ)呢(ne)？

    And in reality?

  3. Liangliang

    现实(xiànshí)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)的(de)房间(fángjiān)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十(shí)平米(píngmǐ)。

    In reality, my room is only ten square metres.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)房东(fángdōng)在(zài)现实(xiànshí)里(lǐ)也(yě)要(yào)房租(fángzū)。

    But your landlord wants rent in reality too.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)。所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)醒(xǐng)。

    I know. So I don't want to wake up.

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01

梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)和(hé)现(xiàn)实(shí)有(yǒu)时(shí)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)难(nán)取(qǔ)舍(shě)。

It is sometimes hard to choose between dreams and reality.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by astriddegaste · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

从(cóng)现(xiàn)实(shí)的(de)角(jiǎo)度(dù)看(kàn)，他(tā)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)缺(quē)点(diǎn)。

From the practical point of view, there are many shortcomings in his plan.

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

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现
xiàn

to appear; present

实
shí

real; true

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