确实

確實

quèshí

adverb HSK 3 #440

Meanings

1 indeed; really
2 truly; certainly

Characters

Examples

这件事确实很难。

Zhè jiàn shì quèshí hěn nán.

This matter is indeed very difficult.

他确实来过。

Tā quèshí lái guò.

He really did come.

你说得确实有道理。

Nǐ shuō de quèshí yǒu dàolǐ.

What you said truly makes sense.

Tips

usage

确实 is often used to acknowledge something with emphasis: 确实不错 'It really is not bad.' It's stronger than 的确 (díquè) in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

确 què

实 shí