WordTaiwan frequency #23,176
實事求是
ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ
“seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic in handling matters”
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實
ㄕˊ
Real; true; honest; solid; actually; to fill; to make real; fruit; seed; deed; event.
事
ㄕˋ
A thing or matter; an event or incident; work or business; to serve; to do or perform.
求
ㄑㄧㄡˊ
To seek or look for; to request or demand; to beg or beseech; to desire or covet something; to attract or invite.
是
ㄕˋ
To be; yes; correct; right; true; to affirm; to acknowledge; a surname; a thing; indeed.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 但是ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrasting or limiting clause
- 還是ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋstill; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedly
- 其實ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊactually; in fact; really; truly; used to state the real situation or correct a misunderstanding.
- 要求ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊto request; to demand; to require; a requirement; a condition asked for
- 是否ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇwhether or not; if; used to introduce a yes–no question or indirect question; whether something is the case
- 故事ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋnarrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incident
- 事情ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊmatter; affair; thing; business; what is happening; the way things are; human affairs and social dealings
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 只是ㄓˇ ㄕˋmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however; just because
- 或是ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋor; either one or the other; perhaps; maybe
- 事件ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋincident; event; occurrence; matter; affair; thing; item; utensil; offal of birds or animals
- 於是ㄩˊ ㄕˋthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence.