实现 meaning in English
to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
Meaning of 实现
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
How to use 实现
实现 is used with goals, dreams, plans, and promises. It is a common way to say a hope came true or a plan was carried out. Example: 她终于实现了自己的梦想。(Tā zhōngyú shíxiàn le zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.) She finally realized her dream.
实 (shí) means real or solid, and 现 (xiàn) means to appear or show up, as in 出现 (chūxiàn). To 实现 something is to make an idea appear in real form.
Common mistake: Learners often use 实现 to mean "to realize" in the sense of noticing or understanding something. That meaning is 发现 (fāxiàn) or 意识到 (yìshí dào). 实现 only means to make something happen.
实现 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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实 shí · real · 8 strokes
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现 xiàn · to appear · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 实现.
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; at present; currently |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 实在 | shízài | really; actually |
| 实际 | shíjì | reality; practice |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually; in fact; really |
| 确实 | quèshí | indeed; really |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact |
| 事实上 | shìshíshang | in fact; in reality |
| 表现 | biǎoxiàn | to show; to show off |
| 实际上 | shíjìshàng | in fact; in reality |
Questions about 实现
What does 实现 mean?
实现 (shíxiàn) means "to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 实现?
实现 is made of 2 characters: 实 (8 strokes), 现 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 实现 an HSK word?
Yes. 实现 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 实现 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 实现 is written 實現.
What nouns usually go with 实现?
Common partners are 梦想 (mèngxiǎng, dream), 目标 (mùbiāo, goal), 理想 (lǐxiǎng, ideal), 计划 (jìhuà, plan), and 愿望 (yuànwàng, wish). These collocations are worth learning as whole phrases.
How is 实现 different from 完成 (wánchéng)?
完成 means to finish a task, like homework or a project. 实现 means to make a hope or goal become reality. You 完成作业 but you 实现梦想.