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HSK
actually; in fact; really
HSK 3
fact / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
indeed / really / reliable / real / true
HSK 3
true; real
HSK 3
reality; actuality / real; actual / realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
HSK 3
practical / workable / to implement / to carry out / to decide
HSK 5
fruit (produced by a plant) / (fig.) fruits (of success etc) / results / gains
HSK 4
honest
HSK 4
honest; sincere / well-behaved / naive; gullible
HSK 4
rugged / sturdy / strong / durable / buff (physique)
HSK 3
faithful
HSK 7-9
rich / full / substantial / to enrich / to augment / to substantiate (an argument)
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
feasible / realistic / practical / earnestly / conscientiously
HSK 6
firm and substantial / solid
HSK 7-9
to verify; to check
HSK 7-9
robust / sturdy
HSK 7-9
virtual reality
to deal with concrete matters / pragmatic
HSK 7-9
as things really are / realistic
HSK 7-9
strong / solid / sturdy / firm / practical
HSK 6
(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)
to investigate / investigation
truly / indeed / severely / harshly
HSK 7-9
flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy
simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even
firm / solid / reliable / real / practical
untruthful; untrue
(computing) augmented reality; AR
firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
HSK 6
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
acorn
to confirm (sth to be true) / to verify
HSK 5
historical fact
what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
according to the facts
to turn out to be true / verified / true
plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest
HSK 7-9
realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
record of actual events / documentary (factual rather than fictional)
HSK 7-9
trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
thick / substantial / sturdy / solid
untrue
name and reality / how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
fait accompli
(sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
(computing) mixed reality; MR
seeing is believing
loyal / sincere / sound
surreal; surrealistic
close (texture) / dense / densely woven
solid / strong / firm / secure
to make oneself an object of ridicule
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
(dialect) firm / robust
(sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely
steady / steadfast
thick / concentrated
simple and honest
(of things) durable / (of people) sturdy; tough
tight / firm / dense / packed
lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) / fig. genuine; real; true
hazelnut
to bear fruit
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  *实* | 实* | *实
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM)
(TCM) fruit of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi), aka fruit of argyi wormwood
(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
to compress / to compact
food / salary (old) / a pretext / a cause for gossip
to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value
hard to tell if it's real or sham
steady / calm and practical
complete and accurate
even / uniform
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name / nominal
lively / full of vigor / vibrant / spirited
plump (of fruit) / fat (of meat) / fertile (of land)
to give a false picture of the situation
to give cause for gossip
to tamp / to ram (earth etc)
levies in kind / grain tax
proper / appropriate
to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
thriving / well-off / substantial
seed of ajwain / Semen Trachyspermi coptici
indeed / really (very much so)
Gorgon fruit / Semen euryales (botany) / see also 雞頭米|鸡头米
(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing
to reveal the truth / to spill the beans
practical
detailed and reliable / full and accurate
very fierce
unconfirmed
(of one's words) to be in accord with reality (idiom)
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

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