事实上
shì​shí​shàng HSK3

actually

事实上 (事實上) shì​shí​shàng
actually expression
in fact; in reality; used to clarify the truth of a situation, often in contrast to expectations

很多人以为他很穷，但事实上他很有钱。

hěn​duō rén yǐ​wéi tā hěn qióng, dàn shì​shí​shàng tā hěn yǒu​qián.

Many people think he is poor, but in fact, he is quite wealthy.

in fact noun
as a matter of fact; actually; in reality
de facto expression
existing in practice or by the very nature of the circumstances, whether or not officially recognized

虽然没有正式的任命，但他事实上已经成为了这个部门的负责人。

suī​rán méi​yǒu zhèng​shì de rèn​mìng, dàn tā shì​shí​shàng yǐ​jīng chéng​wéi le zhè​ge bù​mén de fù​zé​rén.

Although there was no official appointment, he has de facto become the head of the department.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
162.8 per million appears in 45% of films
Written text
49.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)