xiàn shí

Traditional: 現實

HSK 3

现实 (xiàn shí) is a Chinese word meaning “reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested”.

Meanings

  1. 1reality; actuality
  2. 2real; actual
  3. 3realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 现实

现xiàn · to appear实shí · real

Related words

现在now; at present; currently发现to notice; to become aware of确实indeed出现to appear表现to show其实actually; in fact; really事实上in fact事实fact现场the scene (of a crime, accident etc)实际上in fact实在really真实true; real

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