xiàn shí
réalité; actuel
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现实有时候很残忍。
xiàn shí yǒu shí hòu hěn cán rěn .
Reality is sometimes cruel.
请你面对现实。
qǐnɡ nǐ miàn duì xiàn shí .
Please face reality.
这就是现实。
zhè jiù shì xiàn shí .
This is reality.
实际 (shíjì)
actual
现实生活 (xiànshí shēnghuó)
real life
虚幻 (xūhuàn)
unreal
理想 (lǐxiǎng)
ideal
The Chinese word 现实 (xiànshí) is composed of two characters: 现 (xiàn) and 实 (shí). The character 现 means "to appear" or "to show", while the character 实 means "real" or "true". Together, these two characters form the word 现实, which means "reality" or "the real world".The word 现实 can be used in a variety of contexts. For example, it can be used to describe the world around us, as in the sentence 现实世界很复杂 (The real world is very complicated). It can also be used to describe a person's situation or circumstances, as in the sentence 他现在的生活很现实 (His life is very realistic now).The word 现实 is a common word in Chinese, and it is used in both spoken and written language. It is an important word to know for HSK learners, as it is used in a variety of everyday situations.
