HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude

其实

qí shí

actually

Stroke order of 其实

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

其 · 8 strokes实 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Under the '宀' roof is the '头' real head of the matter: '其实' actually.

Parts: 其 its, that + 实 real (宀 roof + 头 head)

Example sentence

其实我不太喜欢吃辣的。

Actually, I don't really like spicy food.

Words with 其

其他other 其中among them 其次secondly; next

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 确实indeed; really 实力strength; capability 结实sturdy; strong 实行to implement 现实reality; realistic 事实fact 事实上in fact 实际上actually; in fact 真实real; true

More words: Modal & Attitude

当然of course 确实indeed; really 果然as expected; sure enough 到底after all; on earth 反正anyway 难道could it be that 千万be sure to; ten million 恐怕I'm afraid; perhaps 大概probably; roughly 就是exactly; just 只是only; merely; but 只有only; only if 只好to have no choice but to 不得不to have to 不必need not

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