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实事求是

shí shì qiú shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-361e3e74cd929eff. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

實事求是 实事求是 [shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4] /lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)/fig. to be practical and realistic/

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Other forms in these source records: 實事求是

  • 实
    shí

    real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 求
    qiú

    to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

  • 是
    shì

    to be (followed by substantives only) / correct / right / true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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