Reality in Chinese
reality · HSK 4
实际
- 实 real
- 际 border
你的想法不太符合实际。 Your idea doesn't quite fit reality.
Other ways to say reality
More words with 实 or 际
How do you say reality in Chinese?
Reality in Chinese is 实际 (shí jì). You can also say 现实 (xiàn shí).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.