现实

xiànshí · HSK 3

reality

现 = present/current + 实 = real/solid → 'present reality'

现 means 'present' or 'appear' (as in 现在 = now); 实 means 'real' or 'solid' (as in 真实 = true). Together they form 'reality' — what is present and solid right now.

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