确实

確實

quèshí

adverb HSK 3 #440

Meanings

1 indeed; really
2 truly; certainly

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他确实来过。

Tā quèshí lái guò.

He really did come.

HSK 2

这件事确实很难。

Zhè jiàn shì quèshí hěn nán.

This matter is indeed very difficult.

HSK 2

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