| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 擺事實講道理 | 摆事实讲道理 | bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ | present the facts and reason things out |
| 貝爾實驗室 | 贝尔实验室 | Bèi ěr Shí yàn shì | Bell Labs |
| 避實就虛 | 避实就虚 | bì shí jiù xū | stay clear of the enemy's main force and; strike at his weak points |
| 不誠實 | 不诚实 | bù chéng shí | dishonest |
| 不切實際 | 不切实际 | bù qiè shí jì | unrealistic; unpractical; impracticable |
| 不確實 | 不确实 | bù què shí | untrue |
| 誠實 | 诚实 | chéng shí | honest; honesty; honorable; truthful |
| 充實 | 充实 | chōng shí | rich; substantial; enrich; substantiate |
| 對照實驗 | 对照实验 | duì zhào shí yàn | scientific control |
| 果實 | 果实 | guǒ shí | fruit; gains |
| 果實累累 | 果实累累 | guǒ shí lěi lěi | a selection of thousands of fruits and nuts |
| 華而不實 | 华而不实 | huá ér bù shí | flashy |
| 既成事實 | 既成事实 | jì chéng shì shí | (n) fait accompli |
| 堅實 | 坚实 | jiān shí | (adj) firm and substantial; solid |
| 結實 | 结实 | jiē shi | (adj) strong; rugged; sturdy |
| 軍事實力 | 军事实力 | jūn shì shí lì | military strength; military power |
| 老實巴交 | 老实巴交 | lǎo shí bā jiāo | honest; good natured |
| 瀝青滴漏實驗 | 沥青滴漏实验 | lì qīng dī lòu Shí yàn | pitch drop experiment |
| 落實 | 落实 | luò shí | to implement; to carry out; practical; workable |
| 名副其實 | 名副其实 | míng fù qí shí | not just in name only, but also in reality |
| 噴氣推進實驗室 | 喷气推进实验室 | Pēn qì Tuī jìn Shí yàn shì | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 樸實 | 樸实 | pǔ shí | (adj) simple; unadorned; (adj) honest; plain speaking |
| 其實 | 其实 | qí shí | actually; that is not the case; in fact; really |
| 切實 | 切实 | qiè shí | feasible; earnestly; conscientiously; realistic; practical |
| 切實可行 | 切实可行 | qiè shí kě xíng | feasible |
| 確實 | 确实 | què shí | indeed; really; reliable; real; true |
| 實 | 实 | shí | real; true; honest; really; solid |
| 實變 | 实变 | shí biàn | (math.) real variable |
| 實變函數 | 实变函数 | shí biàn hán shù | (math.) function of a real variable |
| 實變函數論 | 实变函数论 | shí biàn hán shù lùn | (math.) theory of functions of a real variable |
| 實詞 | 实词 | shí cí | content word |
| 實彈 | 实弹 | shí dàn | live ammunition |
| 實地訪視 | 实地访视 | shí dì fǎng shì | onsite visit |
| 實分析 | 实分析 | shí fēn xī | real analysis; calculus of real variables |
| 實話 | 实话 | shí huà | truth |
| 實惠 | 实惠 | shí huì | (n) practical or substantial benefit; (adj) to be substantial; be real |
| 實際 | 实际 | shí jì | actual; reality; practice |
| 實際上 | 实际上 | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice |
| 實際性 | 实际性 | shí jì xìng | practicality |
| 實際應用 | 实际应用 | shí jì yìng yòng | practical application |
| 實踐 | 实践 | shí jiàn | to practice; to put into practice; to fulfill |
| 實況 | 实况 | shí kuàng | what is actually happening; scene |
| 實例 | 实例 | shí lì | UNIX shell |
| 實力 | 实力 | shí lì | strength |
| 實施 | 实施 | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 實時 | 实时 | shí shí | real time |
| 實時操作環境 | 实时操作环境 | shí shí cāo zuò huán jìng | real time operating environment |
| 實時技術 | 实时技术 | shí shí jì shù | on-line technique |
| 實時加工 | 实时加工 | shí shí jiā gōng | on-line processing |
| 實事求是 | 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | be practical and realistic |
| 實數 | 实数 | shí shù | real number |
| 實體 | 实体 | shí tǐ | entity; substance |
| 實體層 | 实体层 | shí tǐ céng | physical layer (OSI) |
| 實物 | 实物 | shí wù | (n) definite object or thing |
| 實習 | 实习 | shí xí | to practice; field work |
| 實習生 | 实习生 | shí xí sheng | intern (student) |
| 實現 | 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 實行 | 实行 | shí xíng | implement; carry out; to put into practice |
| 實驗 | 实验 | shí yàn | to experiment; experiments |
| 實驗經濟學 | 实验经济学 | Shí yàn Jīng jì xué | experimental economics |
| 實驗室 | 实验室 | shí yàn shì | laboratory |
| 實驗室感染 | 实验室感染 | shí yàn shì gǎn rǎn | laboratory infection |
| 實驗心理學 | 实验心理学 | shí yàn xīn lǐ xué | experimental psychology |
| 實業家 | 实业家 | shí yè jiā | industrialist |
| 實用 | 实用 | shí yòng | practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) |
| 實用主義 | 实用主义 | shí yòng zhǔ yì | pragmatism |
| 實在 | 实在 | shí zài | in reality; honestly; really; verily; concrete |
| 實戰 | 实战 | shí zhàn | real-combat |
| 實質 | 实质 | shí zhì | substance |
| 實質上 | 实质上 | shí zhì shàng | virtually; essentially |
| 實質性 | 实质性 | shí zhì xìng | substantive |
| 實肘 | 实肘 | shí zhǒu | full arm (method of painting) |
| 史實 | 史实 | shǐ shí | historical fact(s) |
| 事實 | 事实 | shì shí | (the) fact (that) |
| 事實上 | 事实上 | shì shí shàng | (adv) de facto; ipso facto; virtually |
| 屬實 | 属实 | shǔ shí | turn out to be true; verified; true |
| 踏實 | 踏实 | tà shí | (adj) practical |
| 務實 | 务实 | wù shí | pragmatic; dealing with concrete issues |
| 現實 | 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality; real; actual |
| 現實情況 | 现实情况 | xiàn shí qíng kuàng | current state; current situation |
| 現實主義 | 现实主义 | xiàn shí zhǔ yì | realism |
| 勻實 | 匀实 | yún shi | even; uniform |
| 扎實 | 扎实 | zhā shi | (adj) firm, strong; (adj) practical; solid; sturdy |
| 著實 | 着实 | zháo shí | truly |
| 真人實境秀 | 真人实境秀 | zhēn rén shí jìng xiù | reality television |
| 真實 | 真实 | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 真心實意地 | 真心实意地 | zhēn xīn shí yì de | wholeheartedly |
| 證實 | 证实 | zhèng shí | confirm (something to be true); to verify |
| 證實禮 | 证实礼 | zhèng shí lǐ | confirmation |
| 忠實 | 忠实 | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 自我實現 | 自我实现 | zì wǒ shí xiàn | Maslow's hierarchy of needs |
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