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实际上 (shí jì shàng) — how to say "actually" in Chinese
实际上
Actually
adverb
Character composition
实
real
际
boundary
上
up
Radicals / Keys
宀
Roof
#40 · mián · 3 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Synonyms
Collocations
实际上发生的变化
shí jì shàng fā shēng de biàn huà
changes that actually occurred
Examples
实际上，这个问题很简单。
Actually, this problem is very simple.
实际上，我不去。
Actually, I'm not going.
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Actually meaning in Chinese
"actually" in Chinese is 实际上 (shí jì shàng).
What does 实际上 mean in English?
实际上 (shí jì shàng) means "Actually".
How is 实际上 pronounced?
It is pronounced shí jì shàng (written as shi ji shang, shijishang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "actually" in Chinese characters?
It is written 实际上: 实 has 8 strokes, 际 has 7 strokes, 上 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 实际上?
实际上 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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