xū shí
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  • n.false or true; the actual situation (as of the opposing side); (in a broad sense) inside information

    • tàn tīng xū shí

      探听虚实

      try to find out about an opponent

    • xū shí mò cè

      虚实

      unable to fathom the actual situation

    • biàn bié xū shí

      辨别虚实

      distinguish fact from fable

    • nǐ bù jiǔ jiù huì zhī dào zhè jiàn shì de xū shí

      不久知道虚实

      You will know all about it presently.

    • tā de diàn yǐng mó hu le xū shí de jiè xiàn

      电影模糊虚实界限

      His films blur the boundaries between fact and fiction.

Word usage

  • "虚实" can be reduplicated, for example: "虚虚实实".
    • 以退为进这些政治手腕他生下来

      Political tactics, such as saying yes and meaning no, retreating in order to advance, are what he has known from birth.