# 事实上 (shìshíshàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 事实上 (shìshíshàng) means “in fact; actually”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in fact; actually
- Pinyin: shìshíshàng (shi4 shi2 shang4)
- Traditional: 事實上
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 事实上，他已经知道了。
  Shìshíshang, tā yǐjīng zhīdào le.
  In fact, he already knew about it.

## Characters

- [事](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-matter/) (shì): matter; thing
- 实 (shí): real; true
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-shi-shang-in-fact/

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