HSK 5 · Verbs

实现 shíxiàn “to achieve” in Chinese

Traditional 實現

What 实现 means

  1. to achieve
  2. to implement
  3. to realise
  4. to bring about

How to say 实现

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale实shí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale现xiàn4th tone, falling

实现 in a sentence

  1. 他的梦想最终实现了。

    Tā de mèngxiǎng zuìzhōng shíxiàn le.

    His dream finally came true.

    Sentence #349666 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你努力工作的话,就可以实现你的梦想。

    Nǐ nǔlì gōngzuò dehuà, jiù kěyǐ shíxiàn nǐ de mèngxiǎng.

    If you work hard, you can make your dreams come true.

    Sentence #851653 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他们实现了那个计划。

    Tāmen shíxiàn le nà ge jìhuà.

    They carried out the plan.

    Sentence #2085107 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 实现 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 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.

The character 现 (xiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
现xiànto appear
  • 王king · wáng
  • 见to see · jiàn

Memory aid王 here is jade 玉, and 见 gives the sound (it was once also read xiàn, “to appear”). Picture jade catching the eye: to appear, now.

How to write 实现

实 8 strokes · 现 8 strokes

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

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FAQs

实现 (shíxiàn) means “to achieve” or “to implement”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shíxiàn: shí with a 2nd tone, then xiàn with a 4th 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, 实现 is written 實現. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shixian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 实现 from the suggestions. Typing shixian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
实现 is an HSK 5 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.