in fact · in reality · as a matter of fact · in practice

shí jì shàng

sh+í·2nd tonej+ì·4th tonesh+àng·4th tone

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The "man" that you saw is actually a woman.

实际上你看到那个男人是女的。

A programming language is actually like a foreign language.

编程语言实际上就像一门外语。

In fact, there are countless, varied uses for the Internet.

实际上，网络的作用有着无数的多种多样的。

He looks young, but actually he is over forty.

他看起来年轻，但实际上他是四十多岁的人了。

What do you really want to say?

你实际上想说什么？

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