说 真 的

shuō zhēnde

“To tell the truth” in Chinese is 说真的 (shuō zhēnde).

Meaning

to tell the truth
honestly
in fact

Example

我不能相信你是说真的。

I can't believe you're serious.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shuōHSK 19 strokesto persuade zhēnHSK 110 strokesreally deHSK 18 strokesof; ~'s (possessive particle)

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