| 实际 | shí jì | reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual |   |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested | |
| 实例 | shí lì | actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance | |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth / the actual facts | |
| 现货 | xiàn huò | merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale / merchandise in stock / available item / actuals (investment) / actual commodities | |
| 实战 | shí zhàn | real combat / actual combat | |
| 实际情况 | shí jì qíng kuàng | actual circumstances / the real situation / reality | |
| 具体情况 | jù tǐ qíng kuàng | specific circumstances / actual situation | |
| 纪实 | jì shí | record of actual events / documentary (factual rather than fictional) | |
| 实效 | shí xiào | actual effect / practical result / efficacy | |
| 实事 | shí shì | fact / actual thing / practical matter | |
| 实情 | shí qíng | actual situation / truth | |
| 实证 | shí zhèng | actual proof / concrete evidence / empirical | |
| 真象 | zhēn xiàng | (variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth / the actual facts | |
| 执笔 | zhí bǐ | to write / to do the actual writing | |
| 言外之意 | yán wài zhī yì | unspoken implication (idiom) / the actual meaning of what was said | |
| 实数 | shí shù | real number (math.) / actual value | |
| 量体裁衣 | liáng tǐ cái yī | lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. | |
| 婚龄 | hūn líng | length of married life / marriageable age / actual marrying age | |
| 实报实销 | shí bào shí xiāo | to be reimbursed for actual expenses | |
| 看菜吃饭 | kān cài chī fàn | to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means | |
| 众口铄金 | zhòng kǒu shuò jīn | lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong | |
| 三七二十一 | sān qī èr shí yī | three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) / the facts of the matter / the actual situation | |
| 兵来将挡，水来土掩 | bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn | counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation | |
| 兵来将敌，水来土堰 | bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn | counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation | |
| 实况转播 | shí kuàng zhuǎn bō | live relay / broadcast of actual scene / to broadcast live | |
| 实相 | shí xiàng | actual situation / the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism) | |
| 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 | shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn | Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978) | |
| 本罪 | běn zuì | actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪) | |
| 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 | kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī | eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means | |
| 秉笔 | bǐng bǐ | to hold the pen / to do the actual writing | |
| 自罪 | zì zuì | actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪) / conscious sin | |
| 酌情办理 | zhuó qíng bàn lǐ | to act after full consideration of the actual situation | |
| 实际递延百分比 | | actual deferral percentage | |
| 家庭实际最终消费 | jiā tíng shí jì zuì zhōng xiāo fèi | actual final consumption of households | |
| 实际人口 | shí jì rén kǒu | actual population | |
| 实际的或以为的缺陷 | | actual or perceived impairment | |
| 一般政府实际最终消费 | yī pán zhèng fǔ shí jì zuì zhōng xiāo fèi | actual final consumption of general government | |
| 实际水深 | shí jì shuǐ shēn | actual sounding | |
| 实际社会缴款 | | actual social contributions | |
| 实际例行视察量 | | actual routine inspection effort | |
| 具体罪行 | | actual criminality | |
| 记录在桉的罪行 | | actual criminality | |
| 实际个人消费 | | actual individual consumption | |
| 非营利家庭服务机构实际最终消费 | | actual final consumption of NPISHs | |
| 有计划的例行视察活动 | | planned actual routine inspection effort | |
| 实际缴款百分比检测 | | actual contribution percentage test | |
| 实参 | shí cān | (computing) actual parameter / argument / abbr. for 實際參數|实际参数[shi2 ji4 can1 shu4] | |
| 实际参数 | shí jì cān shù | (computing) actual parameter / argument | |
| 实际控制线 | Shí jì Kòng zhì xiàn | Line of Actual Control (LAC), separating Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory | |
