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CHINESE CHARACTER

shí

實

實

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real; solid; fruit

Numbered pinyin
shi2
English meanings
real; true; solid; practical; fruit

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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他說de的shì是shí實話。

    What he said is the truth.

  2. 02

    這gè個fāngfǎ方法hěn很shí實yòng用。

    This method is very practical.

  3. 03

    樹shàng上結滿le了guǒ果shí實。

    The tree is full of fruit.

Explore words connected to this character.

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