🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

现实的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiàn shí de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Realistic/ˌriːəˈlɪs.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们需要制定一个现实的计划。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Representing things in a way that is accurate and true to life.

    "The video game features incredibly realistic graphics."
  2. 2

    Accepting or dealing with things as they are rather than as one might wish them to be; practical and achievable.

    "We need to set realistic goals for the project timeline."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'real' via Late Latin 'realis', combined with the suffix '-istic' derived from French and Greek elements in the 19th century. Initially emerging in the context of art and philosophy to describe the representation of things as they actually are, the term expanded to denote practicality and attainability in everyday human endeavors.

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