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Meaning: Indeed, truly, genuinely, really
这件事实在让我头疼。
Zhè jiàn shì shízài ràng wǒ tóuténg.
This matter truly gives me a headache.
他着实下了一番功夫。
Tā zhuóshí xiàle yī fān gōngfu.
He truly put a great deal of effort into it.
此事委实让人难以接受。
Cǐ shì wěishí ràng rén nányǐ jiēshòu.
This matter is indeed hard for people to accept.
这个结论有道理。
•实在 leans toward sincere subjective emotion, 着实 (pronounced zhuóshí) highlights substantial objective effort or impact, 委实 is highly literary, and 确实 confirms the accuracy of a judgment.
⚠️ Common Mistakes:
•Confusing 实在 and 着实 — 实在 focuses on personal feelings/evaluations, whereas 着实 focuses on concrete effort or impact.
•Using 委实 in casual spoken Chinese — it sounds overly archaic and bookish.
•Confusing 其实 ("actually, contrary to expectation") with 实在 ("truly, genuinely").
•Misplacing 确实 in the sentence — as an adverb, it typically stands directly before the verb or adjective predicate.
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Zhège jiélùn quèshí yǒu dàolǐ.
This conclusion indeed makes sense.
