说老实话 meaning in English

shuō lǎoshi huà

to be honest; to tell the truth

HSK 7-9Traditional 說老實話31 strokes

Meaning of 说老实话

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuōlǎoshihuà
  1. to be honest
  2. to tell the truth
  3. to be frank

Stroke order for each character

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说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes

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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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话 huà · dialect · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 说老实话.

电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say
打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
老师lǎoshīteacher
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
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

Questions about 说老实话

What does 说老实话 mean?

说老实话 (shuō lǎoshi huà) means "to be honest; to tell the truth".

How do you write 说老实话?

说老实话 is made of 4 characters: 说 (9 strokes), 老 (6 strokes), 实 (8 strokes), 话 (8 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.

Is 说老实话 an HSK word?

Yes. 说老实话 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 说老实话 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 说老实话 is written 說老實話.