To be honest in Chinese: 说老实话 (shuō lǎo shi huà)
shuō lǎo shi huà
to be honest
Definitions
- 1to be honest
- 2to tell the truth
- 3to be frank
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄕㄨㄛ
shuō
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
˙ㄕ
shi
ㄏㄨㄚˋ
huà
Simplified & traditional
说老实话
Simplified
說老實話
Traditional
Example sentences
See 说老实话 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
说老实话，我不太同意你的看法。
shuō lǎo shi huà， wǒ bú tài tóng yì nǐ de kàn fǎ。
To be honest, I don't quite agree with your view.
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
话
huà
dialect
说
shuō
to speak
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
说话
shuō huà
to speak
其实
qí shí
actually
诚实
chéng shí
honest
对话
duì huà
to talk (with sb)
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
确实
què shí
indeed
实际
shí jì
reality
实在
shí zài
really
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