Honestly speaking in Chinese: 老实说 (lǎo shí shuō)

lǎo shí shuō

honestly speaking

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 老實說1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄠˇ

lǎo

/ l/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

/ sh/ u/ o/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

老实说

Simplified

老實說

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老实说,我并不喜欢这份工作。

    lǎo shí shuō, wǒ bìng bù xǐ huan zhè fèn gōng zuò。

    Honestly, I don't really like this job.

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