Meaning of 证实
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to confirm (sth to be true)
- to verify
How to use 证实
证实 is used when evidence or a source confirms a claim, report, or guess. It is common in news and formal speech, often in patterns like 得到证实 (to be confirmed). Example: 警方证实了这个消息。(Jǐngfāng zhèngshí le zhège xiāoxi.) The police confirmed the news.
证 (zhèng) means proof or evidence, and 实 (shí) means real or true. To 证实 is to use proof to show that something is real.
Common mistake: Learners often use 证实 for confirming plans or bookings, but that is 确认 (quèrèn), as in 确认订单 (confirm an order). 证实 is about proving something is true, not double-checking arrangements.
证实 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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证 zhèng · certificate · 7 strokes
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实 shí · real · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 证实.
| 实在 | shízài | really; actually |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实际 | shíjì | reality; practice |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually; in fact; really |
| 保证 | bǎozhèng | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 确实 | quèshí | indeed; really |
| 证明 | zhèngmíng | proof; certificate |
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact |
| 事实上 | shìshíshang | in fact; in reality |
| 实际上 | shíjìshàng | in fact; in reality |
Questions about 证实
What does 证实 mean?
证实 (zhèngshí) means "to confirm (sth to be true); to verify" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 证实?
证实 is made of 2 characters: 证 (7 strokes), 实 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 证实 an HSK word?
Yes. 证实 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 证实 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 证实 is written 證實.
What is the difference between 证实 and 证明?
证明 (zhèngmíng) means to prove or demonstrate, and it can also be a noun meaning a certificate. 证实 focuses on confirming that something already claimed or suspected is true. You 证明 a theorem, but a report is 证实.
Can 证实 be used in the passive?
Yes. It often appears as 被证实 (bèi zhèngshí) or 得到证实 (dédào zhèngshí), meaning to be confirmed. For example, 这个说法还没有得到证实。This claim has not been confirmed yet.