证实

證實

zhèngshí

verb HSK 5 #2,415

Meanings

To prove something real — to confirm that something is true.

消息已经得到证实。

Xiāoxi yǐjīng dédào zhèngshí.

The news has been confirmed.

实验证实了他的理论。

Shíyàn zhèngshí le tā de lǐlùn.

The experiment confirmed his theory.

警方还没有证实这个消息。

Jǐngfāng hái méiyǒu zhèngshí zhège xiāoxi.

The police have not yet confirmed this news.

事实证实他是对的。

Shìshí zhèngshí tā shì duì de.

The facts proved he was right.

usage

Compare: 证实 (confirm/verify — prove something is true), 证明 (prove/demonstrate — more general), 确认 (confirm — acknowledge/check).

usage

证实 is often used in news reporting and formal contexts: '据证实...' (it has been confirmed that...).

证 zhèng

实 shí