事实上 (shì shí shàng) — (adverbial phrase) in fact; as a matter of fact; actually

Definition

Examples

• 事实上，我从来没有去过那里。
  shì shí shàng, Wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu qù guò nà lǐ.
  In fact, I've never been there.
• 他说他喜欢，但事实上他并不喜欢。
  Tā shuō tā xǐ huan, dàn shì shí shàng tā bìng bù xǐ huan.
  He said he likes it, but actually he doesn't.
• 事实上，这个计划比看上去简单得多。
  shì shí shàng, Zhè ge jì huà bǐ kàn shàng qù jiǎn dān dé duō.
  As a matter of fact, this plan is much simpler than it looks.