事实上

shì shí shàng · shi shi shang

Traditional 事實上

Meaning

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  1. in fact
  2. in reality
  3. actually
  4. as a matter of fact
  5. de facto
  6. ipso facto

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2 examples
01

黑(hēi)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)事(shì)实(shí)上(shàng)是(shì)黑(hēi)的(de)吗(ma)?

Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

事(shì)实(shí)上(shàng),价(jià)格(gé)每(měi)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)都(dōu)在(zài)攀(pān)升(shēng)。

As it is, prices are going up every week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hujiujs · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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