现实(xiàn shí)

HSK 32 charactersTrad. 現實

reality

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Word information

Pinyin
xiàn shí
Meaning
reality; actuality
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
現實

Example sentences

How 现实 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 现实经常只有一个。

    xiàn shí jīng cháng zhǐ yǒu yī gè

    There is always only one reality.

  • 梦想和现实有时真的很难取舍。

    mèng xiǎng hé xiàn shí yǒu shí zhēn de hěn nán qǔ shě

    It is sometimes hard to choose between dreams and reality.

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