實事求是
shí​shì​qiú​shì HSK7

to seek truth from facts

  • created sense approved 实事求是/實事求是 · shí​shì​qiú​shì · to seek truth from facts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    实事求是 / 實事求是

    shí​shì​qiú​shì

    to seek truth from facts

    (idiom) to be practical and realistic; to approach a problem in a rigorous way based on the actual situation rather than exaggeration or theory

    实事 (literal) → 实事/實事 · shí​shì · practical matter 求是 (literal) → 求是 · qiú​shì · to seek the truth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense