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实际上

shíjìshàng

actually; in fact

A person lifting a curtain
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Characters in this word

际 jì

Strokes
7
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 示 altar
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 际

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 实际上我不累。 Shíjìshàng wǒ bù lèi. In fact, I am not tired.
  • 他实际上很忙。 Tā shíjìshàng hěn máng. He is actually very busy.
  • 实际上她会做。 Shíjìshàng tā huì zuò. In fact, she can do it.

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