Honest in Chinese: 老实 (lǎo shi)
lǎo shi
honest
Definitions
- 1honest; sincere
- 2well-behaved
- 3naive; gullible
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
˙ㄕ
shi
Simplified & traditional
老实
Simplified
老實
Traditional
Example sentences
See 老实 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
我是个老实人。
wǒ shì gè lǎo shí rén。
I'm an honest person.
我觉得她很老实。
wǒ jué de tā hěn lǎo shí。
I think that she's honest.
Related words
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
其实
qí shí
actually
诚实
chéng shí
honest
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
确实
què shí
indeed
实际
shí jì
reality
实在
shí zài
really
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
果实
guǒ shí
fruit (produced by a plant)
结实
jiē shi
rugged
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss
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