实际上

shí jì shàng · shi ji shang

Traditional 實際上

Meaning

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  1. in fact
  2. in reality
  3. as a matter of fact
  4. in practice

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2 examples
01

实(shí)际(jì)上(shàng)他(tā)根(gēn)本(běn)没(méi)有(yǒu)去(qù)考(kǎo)试(shì)。

The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)道(dào)菜(cài)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)辣(là),实(shí)际(jì)上(shàng)一(yì)点(diǎn)也(yě)不(bú)辣(là)。

This dish looks spicy, but in fact it isn't spicy at all.

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