# 实事求是 (shíshìqiúshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 实事求是 (shíshìqiúshì) means “to be practical and realistic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be practical and realistic
- Pinyin: shíshìqiúshì (shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4)
- Traditional: 實事求是
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 处理问题时我们要实事求是。
  Chǔlǐ wèntí shí wǒmen yào shíshìqiúshì.
  When solving problems, we must be practical and realistic.

## Characters

- 实 (shí): real; true
- [事](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-matter/) (shì): matter; thing
- [求](https://hanziro.com/word/qiu-beg/) (qiú): to beg; to ask for
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-shi-qiu-shi-be-practical-and/

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