老 实

lǎoshi

adjectiveHSK 4

“Honest” in Chinese is 老实 (lǎoshi).

Meaning

honest; sincere
well-behaved
naive; gullible

Example

我觉得她很老实。

I think that she's honest.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lǎoHSK 16 strokesprefix 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 shíHSK 28 strokesreal

More HSK 4 words

对比duìbǐto contrastHSK 4 疑问yíwènquestionHSK 4 诚信chéngxìnhonesty; trustworthiness; good faithHSK 4 陆续lùxùin turnHSK 4 试卷shìjuànexamination paperHSK 4 转移zhuǎnyíto shift; to relocate; to transferHSK 4 牙刷yáshuātoothbrushHSK 4 伙伴huǒbàncompanion; palHSK 4 地位dìwèipositionHSK 4 来源láiyuánsource (of information etc)HSK 4

Not to be confused with: 老是 (lǎoshì, always) · 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher)