失实 (shī shí) — (v.o.) to be inaccurate, to stray from the truth

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to be inaccurate / stray from the truth' — used in writing (reports, data, claims). Closer to 失真 (inaccurate, distorted) than to everyday 'wrong' words.

verb
(v.o.) to be inaccurateto stray from the truth

Examples

  • 失实。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de nèi róng yán zhòng shī shí.
    The content of this article is seriously inaccurate.
  • ，。
    Nà ge bào dào shī le yì diǎn shí, xū yào gēng zhèng.
    That report became a bit inaccurate and needs correction.
  • 。
    Tā chéng rèn zì jǐ yǐ qián xiě de shù jù shī guò shí.
    He admitted that the data he wrote before had been inaccurate.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

失shīlose
实shítruth

失 is lose or stray from, 实 is truth, giving inaccuracy.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape is explained as a fallen person's footprint surrounded by drops of blood; another reading pairs 手 (hand) and 乙 to show something falling from a hand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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