证实

證實
zhèngshí
verb HSK 5 #2,415

Meanings

  1. 1 to confirm; to verify
  2. 2 to substantiate; to prove true

Characters

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

Examples

Xiāoxi yǐjīng dédào zhèngshí.
The news has been confirmed.
Shíyàn zhèngshí le tā de lǐlùn.
The experiment confirmed his theory.
Jǐngfāng hái méiyǒu zhèngshí zhège xiāoxi.
The police have not yet confirmed this news.
Shìshí zhèngshí tā shì duì de.
The facts proved he was right.

Tips

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: '证实...' (it has been confirmed that...).

Stroke Order

zhèng
shí