实事求是 shíshìqiúshì
Lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic†
What 实事求是 means
- Lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)†
- fig. to be practical and realistic†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 实事求是, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 实事求是 mean in English?
实事求是 is pronounced shíshìqiúshì and means Lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom), fig. to be practical and realistic †.
How do you pronounce 实事求是?
实事求是 is shíshìqiúshì in pinyin — written shishiqiushi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 实事求是?
实事求是 is written with 4 characters: 实 (shí) Real (really - true - honest - solid), 事 (shì) Matter (thing - accident - trouble - responsibility - job), 求 (qiú) Beseech (request - ask - seek), 是 (shì) To be (is - are - am - yes). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 实事求是 written in traditional Chinese?
實事求是. The simplified form 实事求是 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 實事求是 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shíshìqiúshì.
Is 实事求是 an HSK word?
Yes — 实事求是 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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