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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 其实

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
其实 qí shí - actually; in fact; really

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 3 476 337 175

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
其 qí- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
实 shí- real
- true
- honest
- really
- solid
- fruit
- seed
- definitely

Other Words Containing 其实

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
其实 3 3 476 337 175
名副其实 6 8 14,085 13,924 14,708
言过其实 - - 32,049 59,386 62,697