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实际

shíjì

practical

Usage note

实际表示真实的、真正的。

shí jì biǎo shì zhēn shí de 、 zhēn zhèng de。

Practical means real or actual.

Context note

实际常和情况、问题、效果一起出现。

shí jì cháng hé qíng kuàng 、 wèn tí 、 xiào guǒ yì qǐ chū xiàn。

Practical often appears with situations, problems, and results.

5 examples

实际情况不是这样。
shí jì qíng kuàng bú shì zhè yàng。
The actual situation is not like this.
这只是实际的一部分。
zhè zhǐ shì shí jì de yí bù fen。
This is only part of the reality.
实际效果很好。
shí jì xiào guǒ hěn hǎo。
The practical effect is good.
实际操作很重要。
shí jì cāo zuò hěn zhòng yào。
Practical operation is important.
他比实际年龄看起来大。
tā bǐ shí jì nián líng kàn qǐ lái dà。
He looks older than his actual age.

5 mini stories

老师说要看实际情况。
lǎo shī shuō yào kàn shí jì qíng kuàng。
The teacher said to look at the actual situation.
实际操作比想象更难。
shí jì cāo zuò bǐ xiǎng xiàng gèng nán。
Practical operation is harder than imagined.
这个方法在实际中很有效。
zhè ge fāng fǎ zài shí jì zhōng hěn yǒu xiào。
This method is effective in practice.
他把理论和实际结合起来。
tā bǎ lǐ lùn hé shí jì jié hé qǐ lái。
He combined theory with practice.
我们要了解实际问题。
wǒ men yào liǎo jiě shí jì wèn tí。
We need to understand the real problem.

Mini dialogue

做手工

A
我们需要一些实际的材料。
Wǒmen xūyào yìxiē shíjì de cáiliào.
We need some practical materials.
B
对,纸和胶水比想象中更有用。
Duì, zhǐ hé jiāoshuǐ bǐ xiǎngxiàng zhōng gèng yǒuyòng.
Right, paper and glue are more useful than imagined.

学习计划

A
你的计划很实际,不难做到。
Nǐ de jìhuà hěn shíjì, bù nán zuò dào.
Your plan is very practical, not hard to achieve.
B
谢谢,我每天只安排了一点点任务。
Xièxie, wǒ měi tiān zhǐ ānpái le yì diǎn diǎn rènwu.
Thanks, I only arranged a little bit of tasks each day.

Related words and contrasts

related
现实
xiàn shí
reality

现实 means reality or realistic.

opposite
理论
lǐ lùn
theory

理论 is theory, the opposite of practical.

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