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着实

zhuó shí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 著實

着实 (zhuó shí) means "truly; indeed; severely". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 着实 means

1. truly
2. indeed
3. severely
4. harshly

The characters in 着实

• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 实shíreal; true; honest

Sounds the same

Read zhuó shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 卓识superior judgment; sagacity
• 啄食(of a bird) to peck at food

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