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Actually / in fact (其实)
其实 means “actually / in fact.” It introduces the real situation, often correcting an assumption or adding honest information.
Leitbeispiel
其实我不太喜欢咖啡。
Qíshí wǒ bú tài xǐhuan kāfēi.
Actually, I do not really like coffee.
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其实 means “actually / in fact.” It introduces the real situation, often correcting an assumption or adding honest information.
其实 means “actually / in fact.” It introduces the real situation, often correcting an assumption or adding honest information. Pay attention to tone and position: 其实 usually appears before the part it comments on or emphasizes, while some uses can start the whole sentence. It should match the communicative purpose: estimate, emphasis, surprise, final answer, explanation, correction, certainty, warning, or contrast. Do not use it just because one Vietnamese or English translation looks similar.
Grammatikmuster
其实
其实 means “actually / in fact.” It introduces the real situation, often correcting an assumption or adding honest information.
这道题看起来难，其实很简单。
Zhè dào tí kàn qǐlái nán, qíshí hěn jiǎndān.
This question looks difficult, but actually it is simple.
其实他已经知道这件事了。
Qíshí tā yǐjīng zhīdào zhè jiàn shì le.
Actually, he already knows about this.
我不是生气，其实只是有点儿累。
Wǒ bú shì shēngqì, qíshí zhǐ shì yǒudiǎnr lèi.
adverbs and discourse markers in Chinese have stable positions.
Füll die Lücke:
I am not angry; actually I am just a little tired.