HSK 4 · Function Words

确实 quèshí “indeed” in Chinese

Traditional 確實

What 确实 means

  1. indeed
  2. really
  3. reliable
  4. real
  5. true

How to say 确实

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale确què4th 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

确实 in a sentence

  1. 她看起来确实很累。

    Tā kànqǐlai quèshí hěn lèi.

    She does look tired.

    Sentence #896357 from Tatoeba

  2. 我确实看见他了。

    Wǒ quèshí kànjiàn tā le.

    I did see him.

    Sentence #2680365 from Tatoeba

  3. 他确实很穷，但是他很幸福。

    Tā quèshí hěn qióng, dànshì tā hěn xìngfú.

    He really is poor, but he’s happy.

    Sentence #512448 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 确实 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 确 (què) with each of its parts in a different colour
确quèauthenticated
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 角horn · jiǎoSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 角 (jiǎo) hints at the sound. Compare it with què.

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 确实

确 12 strokes · 实 8 strokes

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

Words related to 确实

Words with 确

正确zhèngquè · correct准确zhǔnquè · accurate明确míngquè · clear确定quèdìng · to confirm确认quèrèn · to confirm的确díquè · really确信quèxìn · to be convinced确保quèbǎo · to ensure确立quèlì · to establish精确jīngquè · accurate

Words with 实

其实qíshí · actually诚实chéngshí · honest实际shíjì · actual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老实lǎoshi · honest

More words: Particles & Connectors

其中qízhōng · among千万qiānwàn · be sure to全部quánbù · whole却què · but然而rán'ér · however任何rènhé · any仍然réngrán · still稍微shāowēi · a little bit

FAQs

确实 (quèshí) means “indeed” or “really”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it quèshí: què 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, 确实 is written 確實. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type queshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 确实 from the suggestions. Typing queshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
确实 is an HSK 4 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.