Adv.in fact

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 其实.
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How to Use 其实 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 其实 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith
shuō
shí
neutralSpoken
say 'actually'
Adverb + Nounwith意思
shí
de
neutral
the meaning of 'actually'
Adverb + Verb Phrasewith不是
shí
shì
neutral
actually not
Adverb + Adjectivewith简单
shí
hěn
jiǎn
dān
neutral
actually very simple

Example Sentences with 其实

shí
shì
xué
shēng
Actually, I am a student.
biǎo
miàn
shàng
hěn
xìn
shí
nèi
xīn
hěn
jǐn
zhāng
He appears very confident on the surface, but in fact, he is very nervous inside.
gēn
bào
gào
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
shí
cún
zài
zhòng
quē
xiàn
According to the report, this plan in fact has major flaws.
kàn
lái
hěn
yán
shí
hěn
yǒu
hǎo
He looks very serious, but actually he is very friendly.
shí
bìng
liǎo
jiě
zhè
jiàn
shì
de
lái
lóng
mài
duì
ma
You don't actually understand the whole story of this matter, do you?
wéi
huì
fǎn
duì
shí
wán
quán
méi
yǒu
jiàn
I thought he would object, but in fact he had no objection at all.
wéi
zhè
ge
rèn
hěn
nán
shí
zuò
lái
hěn
jiǎn
dān
I thought this task was difficult, but actually it was easy to do.
suī
rán
shuō
hěn
máng
dàn
shí
jīng
cháng
yǒu
shí
jiān
wán
yóu
Although he says he is very busy, in fact he often has time to play games.