事实上

事實上

shìshíshàng

adverb HSK 3 #602

Meanings

1 in fact
2 actually

Characters

Examples

事实上，他说的是对的。

Shìshí shàng, tā shuō de shì duì de.

In fact, what he said is correct.

看起来简单，事实上很难。

Kàn qǐlái jiǎndān, shìshí shàng hěn nán.

It looks simple, but in fact it's very hard.

Tips

grammar

事实上 is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence or clause to introduce a contrasting fact.

Stroke Order

事 shì

实 shí

上 shàng