| 1 | 实行 | 實行 | shí xíng | shi2 xing2 | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice | | |
| 2 | 实验 | 實驗 | shí yàn | shi2 yan4 | experiment; test; Classifiers: 个 ; experimental; to experiment | | |
| 3 | 实践 | 實踐 | shí jiàn | shi2 jian4 | practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) | | |
| 4 | 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | shi2 ji4 | reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual | | |
| 5 | 实际上 | 實際上 | shí jì shàng | shi2 ji4 shang4 | in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice | | |
| 6 | 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | shi2 zai4 | really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality | | |
| 7 | 实施 | 實施 | shí shī | shi2 shi1 | to implement; to carry out | | |
| 8 | 实验室 | 實驗室 | shí yàn shì | shi2 yan4 shi4 | laboratory; Classifiers: 间 | | |
| 9 | 实 | 實 | shí | shi2 | real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely | | |
| 10 | 实质 | 實質 | shí zhì | shi2 zhi4 | substance; essence | | |
| 11 | 实体 | 實體 | shí tǐ | shi2 ti3 | entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) | | |
| 12 | 实事求是 | 實事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 | to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic | | |
| 13 | 实用 | 實用 | shí yòng | shi2 yong4 | practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) | | |
| 14 | 实质上 | 實質上 | shí zhì shàng | shi2 zhi4 shang4 | virtually; essentially | | |
| 15 | 实用主义 | 實用主義 | shí yòng zhǔ yì | shi2 yong4 zhu3 yi4 | pragmatism | | |
| 16 | 实习 | 實習 | shí xí | shi2 xi2 | to practice; field work; to intern; internship | | |
| 17 | 实地 | 實地 | shí dì | shi2 di4 | on-site | | |
| 18 | 实业 | 實業 | shí yè | shi2 ye4 | industry; commercial enterprise | | |
| 19 | 实话 | 實話 | shí huà | shi2 hua4 | truth | | |
| 20 | 实则 | 實則 | shí zé | shi2 ze2 | actually; in fact | | |
| 21 | 实况 | 實況 | shí kuàng | shi2 kuang4 | live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation | | |
| 22 | 实测 | 實測 | shí cè | shi2 ce4 | to take measurements; measured (speed etc); observed (as opposed to "estimated"); observational (astronomy) | | |
| 23 | 实据 | 實據 | shí jù | shi2 ju4 | factual evidence | | |
| 24 | 实锤 | 實錘 | shí chuí | shi2 chui2 | (neologism c. 2014) (slang) solid proof; irrefutable evidence | | |
| 25 | 实际控制线 | 實際控制線 | shí jì kòng zhì xiàn | Shi2 ji4 Kong4 zhi4 xian4 | Line of Actual Control (LAC), separating Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory | | |