实质
shízhì
substance, essence
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 双方意见看似不同，实质上都希望降低风险。 Shuāngfāng yìjiàn kànsì bùtóng, shízhì shang dōu xīwàng jiàngdī fēngxiǎn. The two sides' opinions seem different, but in essence both hope to reduce risk.
- 这件事的实质是沟通问题，而不是钱的问题。 Zhè jiàn shì de shízhì shì gōutōng wèntí, ér bù shì qián de wèntí. The essence of this matter is a communication problem, not a money problem.
- 他的建议没有实质内容，听了等于没听。 Tā de jiànyì méiyǒu shízhì nèiróng, tīng le děngyú méi tīng. His suggestion had no real substance; listening to it was the same as not listening.
Related words
- 实际 shíjì actual; practical
- 实习 shíxí to intern; internship
- 实现 shíxiàn to make real; to achieve
- 实在 shízài really; truly
- 实在 shízai solid; well made
- 结实 jiēshi strong; sturdy
- 其实 qíshí actually; in fact
- 确实 quèshí really; indeed
- 实际上 shíjìshàng actually; in fact
- 实力 shílì strength; ability
- 实行 shíxíng to put into practice
- 实验 shíyàn experiment