说
真
的

To tell the truth in Chinese: 说真的 (shuō zhēn de)

shuō zhēn de

to tell the truth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 說真的1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to tell the truth
  2. 2honestly
  3. 3in fact

Stroke order

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说
真
的

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

说真的

Simplified

說真的

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 说真的，这部电影很值得一看。

    shuō zhēn de， zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn zhí dé yí kàn。

    Honestly, this movie is really worth watching.

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Related words

的

de

of

真

zhēn

really

说

shuō

to speak

说话

shuō huà

to speak

认真

rèn zhēn

conscientious

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

目的

mù dì

purpose

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

传说

chuán shuō

legend

的确

dí què

really

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