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.

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