Word: 其实 (qíshí)

他只是跟风，其实不懂。

Tā zhǐshì gēnfēng, qíshí bù dǒng.

He's just following the crowd; he doesn't actually understand it.

他名义上是经理，其实不管事。

Tā míngyì shàng shì jīnglǐ, qíshí bùguǎn shì.

He is manager in name only and doesn't really manage anything.

他长得凶恶，其实心很软。

Tā zhǎng de xiōng'è, qíshí xīn hěn ruǎn.

He looks fierce, but he actually has a soft heart.

你其实有没有看过？

Nǐ qíshí yǒuméiyǒu kànguo?

Did you read it at all?

你其实没必要带伞。

Nǐ qíshí méi bìyào dài sǎn.

You needn't have taken an umbrella with you.

做到兼爱其实一点也不容易。

Zuòdào jiān'ài qíshí yìdiǎn yě bù róngyì.

Practicing impartial love is actually not easy at all.

其实，他也爱着她。

Qíshí, tā yě àizhe tā.

In fact, he too loved her.

其实他没去过美国。

Qíshí tā méi qùguo Měiguó.

He hasn't actually been to America.

其实，我不知道。

Qíshí, wǒ bù zhīdào.

Actually, I don't know.

其实我也想学日语。

Qíshí wǒ yě xiǎng xué Rìyǔ.

Honestly, I also want to learn Japanese.

其实我才是杀你的狗的那一个。

Qíshí wǒ cái shì shā nǐ de gǒu de nà yí gè.

The truth is that I was the one who killed your dog.

其实我还是觉得好浪漫哦。

Qíshí wǒ háishi juéde hǎo làngmàn ó.

Actually I find it quite romantic.

其实是不得不结束的。

Qíshí shì bùdébù jiéshù de.

Actually, it must end.

其实有没有这个字的？

Qíshí yǒuméiyǒu zhège zì de?

Is that even a word?

其实没有发生。

Qíshí méiyǒu fāshēng.

That didn't really happen.

其实那个演员已经结婚了。

Qíshí nàge yǎnyuán yǐjīng jiéhūnle.

To tell the truth, that actor is married.

冲浪看起来容易，其实很难学。

Chōnglàng kànqǐlai róngyì, qíshí hěn nán xué.

Surfing looks easy, but it's actually hard to learn.

地轴其实是看不见的。

Dìzhóu qíshí shì kànbújiàn de.

The Earth's axis is actually invisible.

她其实很平易近人。

Tā qíshí hěn píngyìjìnrén.

She is actually very easy to talk to.

学游泳其实不难，入门很快。

Xué yóuyǒng qíshí bù nán, rùmén hěn kuài.

Learning to swim isn't actually hard, and you pick up the basics quickly.

成功看起来很近，其实有点虚幻。

Chénggōng kànqǐlai hěn jìn, qíshí yǒudiǎn xūhuàn.

Success seems close, but it's actually a bit illusory.

我不太喜欢他，其实我讨厌他。

Wǒ bú tài xǐhuan tā, qíshí wǒ tǎoyàn tā.

I don't like him much, in fact I hate him.

我其实做得很好。

Wǒ qíshí zuò de hěn hǎo.

I'm actually doing quite well.

我其实没那么说。

Wǒ qíshí méi nàme shuō.

I actually didn't say that.

这场谈判其实是双方的一次博弈。

Zhè chǎng tánpàn qíshí shì shuāngfāng de yícì bóyì.

This negotiation is really a contest between the two sides.

这种说法其实有点可疑。

Zhèzhǒng shuōfa qíshí yǒudiǎn kěyí.

This statement is actually kind of suspicious.

那其实不重要了。

Nà qíshí bú zhòngyàole.

It doesn't really matter.

那其实也没那么奇怪，对吧？

Nà qíshí yě méi nàme qíguài, duì ba?

It's not that weird, is it?