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其实

qí shí

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 其實

其实 (qí shí) means "actually; in fact; really". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 其实 means

1. actually; in fact; really

How 其实 is used in grammar

其实 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Modal Stance Adverbs: 大概, 恐怕, 当然, 其实 (HSK 3)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 其实

• 其qíhis; her; its
• 实shíreal; true; honest

Example sentences

• 汤姆言过其实。
  Tāngmǔ yánguòqíshí.
  Tom exaggerated.
• 其实没有发生。
  That didn't really happen.
• 那其实不重要了。
  It doesn't really matter.
• 我其实没那么说。
  I actually didn't say that.
• 我其实做得很好。
  I'm actually doing quite well.
• 其实啊，你没错。
  Actually, you're not wrong.

Words containing 其实

• 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
• 言过其实yán guò qí shí(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

Where 其实 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Stance Adverbs & Evaluative Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qí shí correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.