实事求是 Traditional 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì 🔊 lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings shí shì qiú shì 實事求是 lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)fig. to be practical and realistic Its characters 实shíreal事shìthing; matterHSK 1求qiúto seekHSK 6是shìto be (am, is, are)HSK 1