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其实

qí shí

HSK 3 2-character word Traditional 其實

What 其实 means

1. actually; in fact; really

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