实施

• Pinyin: shí shī
• Hanzi breakdown: 实 = 宀 (roof) + 头 (head), simplified from 實; 施 = 方 (direction) + 也 (phonetic)

Meaning

To implement; to carry out; to put into effect.

Used for formally executing plans, policies, laws, or measures. More formal than 执行 in some contexts, and typically used with official or institutional actions rather than personal tasks.

Examples

1. 政府决定从下个月开始实施新的交通规定。 The government has decided to implement new traffic regulations starting next month.
2. 这个计划已经实施了三年了。 This plan has been in effect for three years.
3. 公司正在实施一项新的管理制度。 The company is implementing a new management system.

Usage Guide

Context: government, business

Tone: official

Do Say

• 学校将从九月起实施新的课程安排。(The school will implement the new curriculum starting in September.)
• 这项政策实施以后，效果很明显。(After this policy was implemented, the results were obvious.)

Don't Say

• 我今天实施了我的学习计划。(Don't use 实施 for personal everyday plans — use 执行 or simply 按照...做 instead.)

Origin & History

Compound of 实 (real, solid) and 施 (to carry out, to apply), meaning to solidly carry something out.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal