求是 [－－]

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Pinyin qiú shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to seek the truth
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    实事求是。
    實事求是。
    shí shì qiú shì 。
    • Seek truth from facts.
  2. Mandarin
    我还年轻的时候曾经祈祷，希望自己能得到一辆自行车。后来我意识到，这样向上帝祈求是行不通的。因此我偷了一辆自行车，并祈求上帝能宽恕我。
    我還年輕的時候曾經祈禱，希望自己能得到一輛自行車。後來我意識到，這樣向上帝祈求是行不通的。因此我偷了一輛自行車，並祈求上帝能寬恕我。
    wǒ hái nián qīng de shí hou céng jīng qí dǎo ， xī wàng zì jǐ néng dé dào yī liàng zì xíng chē 。 hòu lái wǒ yì shí dào ， zhè yàng xiàng shàng dì qí qiú shì xíng bu tōng de 。 yīn cǐ wǒ tōu le yī liàng zì xíng chē ， bìng qí qiú shàng dì néng kuān shù wǒ 。
    • When I was young I used to pray for a bike. Then I realized that God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
  3. Mandarin
    说话要实事求是。
    説話要實事求是。
    shuō huà yào shí shì qiú shì 。
    • We've got to stick to the facts.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    真正嘅中立客观唔系各打五十大板，而系不问双方背景立场、实事求是咁去判断是非对错
    真正嘅中立客觀唔係各打五十大板，而係不問雙方背景立場、實事求是咁去判斷是非對錯
    • The real neutral and objective is not to to settle a difference by way of compromise, but to ignore the background and stands of both sides, and to determine the right or wrong from merely the facts and evidences.
  2. Cantonese
    阿明实事求是，唔会成日发白日梦。
    阿明實事求是，唔會成日發白日夢。
    • Ah Ming is down-to-earth. He would never dream of anything unrealistic.