事实上

事實上

shìshíshàng

adverb HSK 3 #602

Meanings

事实上，他说的是对的。

Shìshíshàng, tā shuō de shì duì de.

In fact, what he said is correct.

看起来简单，事实上很难。

Kànqǐlái jiǎndān, shìshíshàng hěn nán.

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

grammar

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

事 shì

实 shí

上 shàng