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实在

shí zài

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 實在

实在 (shí zài) means "really". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 实在 means

1. really
2. actually
3. indeed
4. true
5. real
6. honest
7. dependable
8. (philosophy) reality

The characters in 实在

• 实shíreal; true; honest
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…

Example sentences

• 这实在不合适。
  It is highly improper.
• 实在闲得没事干。
  I'm bored and I have nothing to do.
• 这件事我实在不懂。
  I simply don't understand this.
• 我实在不擅长这个。
  I'm really bad at this.
• 她和她婆婆实在很像。
  Tā hé tā pópo shízài hěn xiàng.
  She strongly resembles her grandmother.
• 我的木床实在很笨重。
  Wǒ de mù chuáng shízài hěn bènzhòng.
  My wooden bed is actually quite heavy.

Where 实在 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Formal register words (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shí zài correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.