其实
qí shíㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: KỲ THỰC
Traditional: 其實
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 2
Meaning(adverb)
actually; in fact; really
Examples
其实我不喜欢喝咖啡。
qí shí wǒ bù xǐ huan hē kā fēi.
Actually, I don't like coffee.
他看起来很严肃,其实人很好。
tā kàn qǐ lái hěn yán sù, qí shí rén hěn hǎo.
He looks stern, but he's actually very nice.
这个问题其实很简单。
zhè ge wèn tí qí shí hěn jiǎn dān.
This question is actually very simple.
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Stroke order
KỲ · 8 strokes
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
THỰC · 8 strokes
Related words
- 其他 qí tā — other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 其中 qí zhōng — among; in; included among these
- 尤其 yóu qí — especially; particularly
- 其次 qí cì — next; secondly
- 极其 jí qí — extremely
- 其余 qí yú — the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
- 与其 yǔ qí — rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào — (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable