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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
實際上 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
實際上 ＝ 實 ＋ 際 ＋ 上
ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ · shíjìshàng
adverb — actually; in reality; in practice

字源 FORM — what the parts do

實real; actual (真實)shí
際occasion; boundary (邊際)jì
上above; here: in terms of (上面)shàng
實際上，真實的實，邊際的際，上面的上。
關 · Related
事實上shìshíshàngalternate phrase — 事 (matter) swaps for 際 (occasion)其實qíshíshorter colloquial synonym for 'actually'