实际上
shí​jì​shàngshí​jì​shang HSK3

actually

实际上 (實際上) shí​jì​shàng frequency
actually adverb
in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact

他表面上很镇定，实际上非常紧张。

tā biǎo​miàn shàng hěn zhèn​dìng, shí​jì​shàng fēi​cháng jǐn​zhāng.

He appears calm on the surface, but in reality, he is very nervous.

in practice adverb
in practical application or operation

理论上可行，但实际上很难做到。

lǐ​lùn shàng kě​xíng, dàn shí​jì​shàng hěn nán zuò​dào.

It's feasible in theory, but difficult to do in practice.

实际上 (實際上) shí​jì​shang
in reality noun
as a matter of fact; in point of fact; in reality; actually

他表面上很冷静，实际上心里非常着急。

tā biǎo​miàn shàng hěn lěng​jìng, shí​jì​shang xīn​li fēi​cháng zháo​jí.

He appears calm on the surface, but in reality, he is very anxious.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
131.5 per million appears in 38% of films
Written text
88.7 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3

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