实话实说 meaning in English

shíhuà-shíshuō

to tell the truth; to tell it as it is

HSK 7-9Traditional 實話實說33 strokes

Meaning of 实话实说

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shíhuàshíshuō
  1. to tell the truth
  2. to tell it as it is

Stroke order for each character

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实 shí · real · 8 strokes

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话 huà · dialect · 8 strokes

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实 shí · real · 8 strokes

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说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 实话实说.

电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say
打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
的话dehuàif (coming after a conditional clause)
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
实在shízàireally; actually
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate
讲话jiǎnghuàa speech; to speak
实现shíxiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
笑话xiàohuajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock
小说xiǎoshuōnovel; fiction
对话duìhuàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation

Questions about 实话实说

What does 实话实说 mean?

实话实说 (shíhuà-shíshuō) means "to tell the truth; to tell it as it is".

How do you write 实话实说?

实话实说 is made of 4 characters: 实 (8 strokes), 话 (8 strokes), 实 (8 strokes), 说 (9 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.

Is 实话实说 an HSK word?

Yes. 实话实说 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 实话实说 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 实话实说 is written 實話實說.