老 实 说

lǎoshishuō

“Honestly speaking” in Chinese is 老实说 (lǎoshishuō).

Meaning

honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

Example

老实说，他被炒了。

Not to mince words, he got fired.

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 shuōHSK 19 strokesto persuade

More HSK 7-9 words

下台xiàtáito go off the stageHSK 7-9 泄漏xièlòu(of a liquid or gas) to leakHSK 7-9 募捐mùjuānto solicit contributions; to collect donationsHSK 7-9 谣言yáoyánrumorHSK 7-9 沸腾fèiténg(of a liquid) to boilHSK 7-9 惋惜wǎnxīto regretHSK 7-9 好评hǎopíngfavorable criticismHSK 7-9 审定shěndìngto examine sth and make a decisionHSK 7-9 华侨huáqiáooverseas ChineseHSK 7-9 笼统lǒngtǒnggeneralHSK 7-9