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 Adso: actually  Cantofish: samecdic MDBG: actually; in fact; really LDC: actually; that is not the case; in fact; really  CDict: sameldc' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 人们(rén men) people 对(duì) for 语言的( yǔ yán de) linguistical 起源(qǐ yuán) to originate 作出(zuò chū) to put out 过(guò) too- 许多(xǔ duō) many 猜想(cāi xiǎng) to guess ， 但是(dàn shì) but 真实的( zhēn shí de) veridical 情况(qíng kuàng) situation 其实(qí shí) really 根本(gēn běn) root 没有人(méi yǒu rén) nobody 知道(zhī dào) to know 。 There are many guesses about how language began, but the fact is that no one really knows. 其实(qí shí) really 那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5 演员(yǎn yuán) performer 已经(yǐ jīng) already 结婚了(jié hūn le) to have married 。 To tell the truth, that actor is married. 她(tā) she 看(kàn) to read 起来(qǐ lai qi lai) to stand up 可能有(kěnéngyǒu) 点(diǎn) to hint 畏首畏尾(wèi shǒu wèi wěi) ever fearful and nervous 的(dedì) of ， 但(dàn) but 她的( tā de) 意志(yì zhì) determination 其实(qí shí) really 十分(shí fēn) very 坚强(jiān qiáng) strong 。 She seems timid, but she's actually a strong-willed person. 黑色(hēi sè) black 其实(qí shí) really 不是(bú shì) is not 一种(yī zhǒng) one type of 颜色(yán sè) color ， 而是(ér shì) rather 一种(yī zhǒng) one type of 没有(méi yǒu) not to have 颜色的( yán sè de) tinctorial 状态(zhuàng tài) mode 。 In reality black is not a color; it is the absence of color. 他(tā) another 看(kàn) to read 起来(qǐ lai qi lai) to stand up 像是(xiàng shì) 睡着了(shuì zháo le) to sleep ， 其实(qí shí) really 已经(yǐ jīng) already 死了(sǐ le) to die 。 He looked asleep, but he was really dead. 汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name) 其实(qí shí) really 并不(bìng bù) not at all 懒(lǎn) lazy ， 相反(xiāng fǎn) conversely 他很( tā hěn) 勤奋(qín fèn) diligent 。 Tom is not a lazy boy. As a matter of fact, he works hard. 其实(qí shí) really 没有(méi yǒu) not to have 发生(fā shēng) to occur 。 It didn't actually happen. 其实(qí shí) really 他(tā) another 没(mò) without 去过(qùguò) to have been to 美国(měi guó) American 。 He hasn't actually been to America. 人(rén) man 获(huò) to get 得自由 ， 究竟(jiū jìng) exactly 意味着( yì wèi) to mean 什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who? ？ 难道(nán dào) can it be that 就是(jiù shì) if 从(cóngcóng) from 一个(yī gè) a 牢笼(láo lóng) cage 里(lǐ) village 巧妙地(qiǎo miào di) cunningly 逃出来( táo chū lái) ， 其实(qí shí) really 只是(zhǐ shì) merely to be 置身于(zhì shēn yú) within 另一个(lìng yī ge) another 更大的( gēng dà de) greater 牢笼(láo lóng) cage 。 What does obtaining freedom really mean? It may seem like cleverly escaping out of a cage, but one just ends up in another bigger cage. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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