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其实

qíshí
adverbHSK 3

“Actually” in Chinese is 其实 (qíshí).

Meaning

  • actually; in fact; really

Example

其实没有发生。

It didn't actually happen.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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More HSK 3 words

Not to be confused with: 气势 (qìshì, imposing manner) · 歧视 (qíshì, to discriminate against) · 启事 (qǐshì, announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)) · 启示 (qǐshì, to reveal)