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HSK 3 · Situations & Conditions

事实上

shì shí shàng

in fact

Stroke order of 事实上

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

事 · 8 strokes实 · 8 strokes上 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Fact 事实 sitting on top 上 of the argument: in fact.

Parts: 事实 fact + 上 on/above

The characters in 事实上

  • 事 shì — matter; thing (8 strokes)
  • 上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)

Example sentence

事实上，他没有去。

In fact, he didn't go.

Words with 事

没事儿it's OK; never mind事matter; thing同事colleague故事story事情matter; thing好事good thing事业career; cause从事to be engaged in本事ability; skill事故accident事件incident; event事实fact

Words with 实

实际actual; reality实在really; honestly实现to achieve; to realise实习internship; to intern实验experiment实验室laboratory其实actually确实indeed; really实力strength; capability结实sturdy; strong实行to implement现实reality; realistic事实fact实际上actually; in fact真实real; true

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning晚上evening楼上upstairs上学to go to school上课to attend class上班to go to work身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online网上online上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus路上on the way上up; on; above上边above; top地上on the ground关上to close; to turn off上次last time

More words: Situations & Conditions

情况situation状况condition; state状态state; condition环ring; link场合occasion过程process现象phenomenon现实reality; realistic事实fact实际上actually; in fact真实real; true存在to exist生存to survive命运fate; destiny人生life日常daily; everyday

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