其实(qí shí): actually
actually
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 其实 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
其实没有发生。
qí shí méi yǒu fā shēng
It didn't actually happen.
其实，我不知道。
qí shí wǒ bù zhī dào
Actually, I don't know.
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