实事求是
shíshìqiúshì
to seek truth from facts; to be realistic
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 做学问要实事求是，不能弄虚作假。 Zuò xuéwèn yào shíshìqiúshì, bù néng nòngxūzuòjiǎ. In scholarship one must seek truth from facts and must not fake results.
- 他实事求是地评价了自己的工作。 Tā shíshìqiúshì de píngjià le zìjǐ de gōngzuò. He assessed his own work realistically.
- 报告必须实事求是，数字不能随便写。 Bàogào bìxū shíshìqiúshì, shùzì bù néng suíbiàn xiě. The report must be based on facts; the figures cannot be written carelessly.
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