to be practical-minded; to be realistic; to have a matter-of-fact attitude
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to seek realistic results, to behave pragmatically
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
（沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
他们要求实行西方的两党制，这一党在台上，那一党在台下。但是这种所谓两党制不过是维护资产阶级专政的一种方法，它绝不能保障劳动人民的自由权利。
他們要求實行西方的兩黨制，這一黨在台上，那一黨在台下。但是這種所謂兩黨制不過是維護資產階級專政的一種方法，它絕不能保障勞動人民的自由權利。
tā men yāo qiú shí xíng xī fāng de liǎng dǎng zhì ， zhè yī dǎng zài tái shàng ， nà yī dǎng zài tái xià ． dàn shì zhè zhǒng suǒ wèi liǎng dǎng zhì bù guò shì wéi hù zī chǎn jiē jí zhuān zhèng de yī zhǒng fāng fǎ ， tā jué bù néng bǎo zhàng láo dòng rén mín de zì yóu quán lì ．
They ask for a two-party system as in the West, with one party in office and the other in opposition. But this so-called two-party system is nothing but a device for maintaining the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie; it can never guarantee freedoms to the working people.