其实 qíshí▶ en realidad; de hecho

Stroke order

其实 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 其 — 8 strokes
• 实 — 8 strokes

Example sentences

• 其实我不太喜欢喝咖啡。Qíshí wǒ bú tài xǐhuan hē kāfēi.Actually, I don't really like drinking coffee.
• 这个问题其实很简单。Zhège wèntí qíshí hěn jiǎndān.This question is actually very simple.

Related words

• 其他Otro
• 其中entre
• 其次En segundo lugar
• 实在realmente, de verdad
• 实际Real
• 尤其especialmente

其实 is pronounced qíshí and means “en realidad; de hecho”. It is part of the HSK 3 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 其实 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.