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如实 (rú shí) — truthfully, accurately, as things really are

Definition

如实 (rúshí) means 'truthfully, as things really are' — used for reporting or stating facts accurately, often in formal contexts. Unlike 确实 and 真正 (which confirm that something is real), 如实 focuses on matching one's account to reality.

adverb
truthfullyaccuratelyas things really are

Examples

  • 如实。
    Qǐng rú shí bào gào diào chá jié guǒ.
    Please report the investigation findings truthfully.
  • 如实。
    Tā rú shí huí dá le suǒ yǒu wèn tí.
    He answered all the questions truthfully.
  • 如实。
    Zhè piān bào dào rú shí jì lù le shì jiàn jīng guò.
    This report accurately recorded the incident.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

如rúmatch
实shíreality

"如" conveys matching or following, and "实" conveys reality, so the meaning is as things really are.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ如rú
Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & Speech

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