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着实

zhuóshí

indeed; truly; really

A traveler with a staff squints up at a tall mountain
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Characters in this word

着 zhe

Strokes
11
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 目 eye

Example phrases

  • 这份调查报告的结论着实令人不安,因为它指向系统性漏洞。 Zhè fèn diàochá bàogào de jiélùn zhuóshí lìng rén bù'ān, yīnwèi tā zhǐxiàng xìtǒng xìng lòudòng. The conclusions of this investigation report are truly unsettling because they point to systemic loopholes.
  • 听到他考上大学的消息,大家着实高兴了好几天。 Tīngdào tā kǎoshàng dàxué de xiāoxi, dàjiā zhuóshí gāoxìng le hǎo jǐ tiān. When they heard the news that he had been admitted to university, everyone was genuinely delighted for several days.
  • 山路着实难走,我们走了三个小时才到山顶。 Shānlù zhuóshí nán zǒu, wǒmen zǒule sān gè xiǎoshí cái dào shāndǐng. The mountain path was really hard going; we walked three hours before reaching the summit.

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