HSK 6 · Verbs

证实 zhèngshí “to confirm” in Chinese

Traditional 證實

What 证实 means

  1. to confirm
  2. to verify
  3. to confirm (sth to be true)

How to say 证实

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale证zhèng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale实shí2nd tone, rising

证实 in a sentence

  1. 这一消息证实了我的怀疑。

    Zhè yì xiāoxi zhèngshí le wǒ de huáiyí.

    The news confirmed my suspicions.

    Sentence #332710 from Tatoeba

  2. 经过证实，谣言是真的。

    Jīngguò zhèngshí, yáoyán shì zhēn de.

    The rumour was confirmed to be true.

    Sentence #1372489 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我自己能够证实那是真的。

    Wǒ zìjǐ nénggòu zhèngshí nà shì zhēn de.

    I can confirm myself that it’s true.

    Sentence #1790109 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 证实 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 证 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
证zhèngto admonish
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 正straight · zhēng
The character 实 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
实shíreal
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 头head · tóu

Memory aidSimplified from 實, a house 宀 full of strings of coins: solid, real.

How to write 证实

证 7 strokes · 实 8 strokes

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证实 (zhèngshí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 证实 (zhèngshí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 证实

Words with 证

保证bǎozhèng · guarantee证明zhèngmíng · proof签证qiānzhèng · visa证件zhèngjiàn · certificate证据zhèngjù · evidence论证lùnzhèng · to prove验证yànzhèng · to verify证书zhèngshū · certificate公证gōngzhèng · notarisation辩证biànzhèng · dialectical

Words with 实

其实qíshí · actually诚实chéngshí · honest实际shíjì · actual确实quèshí · indeed实在shízài · really实际上shíjìshàng · in fact果实guǒshí · fruit (of a plant)实话shíhuà · truth实现shíxiàn · to achieve结实jiēshi · sturdy

More words: Thinking & Talking

预期yùqī · to expect预言yùyán · to predict赞叹zàntàn · to marvel at责怪zéguài · to blame斟酌zhēnzhuó · to deliberate致辞zhìcí · to give a speech (formal)指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise

FAQs

证实 (zhèngshí) means “to confirm” or “to verify”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhèngshí: zhèng with a 4th tone, then shí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 证实 is written 證實. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 证实 from the suggestions. Typing zhengshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
证实 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.