说实话
shuō shíhuà
“To speak the truth” in Chinese is 说实话 (shuō shíhuà).
Meaning
- to speak the truth
- truth to tell
- frankly
Example
说实话，他没有任何音乐天分。
To be honest, he doesn't have any musical talent.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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