说 老 实 话

shuō lǎoshi huà

“To be honest” in Chinese is 说老实话 (shuō lǎoshi huà).

Meaning

to be honest
to tell the truth
to be frank

Characters

shuōHSK 19 strokesto persuade 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 huàHSK 18 strokesdialect

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