如果細究起來，實則不然。

If you begin to look at it more closely, actually, it is not.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 如果 rúguǒ
  1. if
  2. in case
  3. in the event that
2 細究 xìjiū to look into (a matter)
=3 起來 qǐlai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. qǐlái
=3 起來 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. qǐlai
=3 起來 qǐlái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up
4 實則 shízé
  1. actually
  2. in fact
5 不然 bùrán
  1. not so
  2. no
  3. or else
  4. otherwise
  5. if not
  6. How about ...?