- 实实在在 shíshízàizài realconcretely existing; real; indeed; genuine
- 实在论 shízàilùn realismphilosophy that external things and relations exist objectively and independently, rather than depending on human perception or thought; includes the view that general concepts have a real and eternal existence
- 实在论者 shízàilùnzhě realista person who follows the philosophical school of realism or holds realist views
- 新实在论 xīnshízàilùn neorealismAn early 20th-century school of philosophy in the United Kingdom and the United States; it holds that external objects exist independently of our minds and can be known directly without intermediate ideas or perceptions as intermediaries.
- 说实在的 shuōshízàide to tell the truthto be honest; truthfully speaking. Used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence to emphasize that what follows is sincere or genuine. Also written as [[说真的|說真的|shuo1 zhen1 de5]].