Meaning of 老实说
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lǎoshíshuō
- honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
老实说 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
老实说，我其实想留在家中，不想出外的。
To tell the truth, I'd rather stay home than go out.
老实说，我不太喜欢她。
To tell the truth, I don't really like her.
老实说，我们是来抓你们的。
To be honest, we came to capture you.
老实说，我不喜欢他。
Truth is, I don't like him.
老实说，我别做了作业。
To tell the truth, I didn't do my homework.
Stroke order for each character
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老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 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 老实说.
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 实在 | shízài | really; actually |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel; fiction |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | old friend; (slang) period |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 比如说 | bǐrú shuō | for example |
| 实际 | shíjì | reality; practice |
Questions about 老实说
What does 老实说 mean?
老实说 (lǎoshishuō) means "honestly speaking; to be frank, ...".
How do you write 老实说?
老实说 is made of 3 characters: 老 (6 strokes), 实 (8 strokes), 说 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 老实说 an HSK word?
Yes. 老实说 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 老实说 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 老实说 is written 老實說.