HSK 6 · Adjectives

切实 qièshí “practical” in Chinese

Traditional 切實

What 切实 means

  1. practical
  2. realistic
  3. earnestly
  4. feasible
  5. conscientiously

How to say 切实

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale切qiè4th 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

切实 in a sentence

  1. 我们要采取切实的措施解决问题。

    Wǒmen yào cǎiqǔ qièshí de cuòshī jiějué wèntí.

    We need to take practical steps to solve the problem.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个计划切实可行。

    Zhè ge jìhuà qièshí kěxíng.

    This plan is practical and workable.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 切实 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 切 (qiè) with each of its parts in a different colour
切qièdefinitely; absolutely
  • 七seven · qīSound part
  • 刀knife · dāoMeaning part

刀 hints at the meaning (knife); 七 (qī) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiè.

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 切实

切 4 strokes · 实 8 strokes

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

Words related to 切实

Words with 切

一切yíqiè · everything切qiē · to cut密切mìqiè · close迫切pòqiè · urgent亲切qīnqiè · amiable恳切kěnqiè · earnest确切quèqiè · exact急切jíqiè · eager

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: Adjectives

恰当qiàdàng · appropriate恰到好处qiàdàohǎochù · just right谦逊qiānxùn · modest锲而不舍qiè'érbùshě · to persevere奇妙qímiào · wonderful清澈qīngchè · clear清洁qīngjié · clean清晰qīngxī · clear

FAQs

切实 (qièshí) means “practical” or “realistic”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qièshí: qiè 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, 切实 is written 切實. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qieshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 切实 from the suggestions. Typing qieshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
切实 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.