实话实说/實話實說 shí huà shí shuō — to tell the truth

Meanings

1. 1

   to tell the truth

   to tell the truth; to tell it as it is

   verb

Character breakdown

• 话/話

  huà (fourth tone, falling)

  speech, words, what is said; a language or dialect; to talk about

  8 strokes⿰讠舌Radical 言
• 说/說

  shuō (first tone, high and level)

  to speak, to say, to talk; to explain; to tell off (colloquial)

  9 strokes⿰讠兑Radical 言

Words containing 话

• 话/話huà (fourth tone, falling)words, what someone says; speech
• 电话/電話diàn (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)telephone
• 说话/說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
• 说实话/說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
• 打电话/打電話dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling)to make a phone call
• 讲话/講話jiǎng (third tone, dipping) huà (fourth tone, falling)a speech
• 的话/的話de (neutral tone) huà (fourth tone, falling)if (coming after a conditional clause)
• 普通话/普通話pǔtōnghuà (third tone, dipping)Mandarin, standard spoken Chinese
• 话题/話題huà (fourth tone, falling) tí (second tone, rising)subject (of a talk or conversation)
• 一句话/一句話yī (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)in a word
• 谈话/談話tán (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to talk (with sb)
• 对话/對話duì (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)dialog
• 实话/實話shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)truth
• 笑话/笑話xiào (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)joke
• 通话/通話tōng (first tone, high and level) huà (fourth tone, falling)to hold a conversation
• 神话/神話shén (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)legend
• 童话/童話tóng (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)children's fairy tales
• 废话/廢話fèi (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)nonsense

Words containing 说

• 说/說shuō (first tone, high and level)to say, to speak
• 说话/說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
• 说明/說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
• 听说/聽說tīng (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)to hear (sth said)
• 说实话/說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
• 说法/說法shuō (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)to expound Buddhist teachings
• 再说/再說zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say again
• 小说/小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
• 比如说/比如說bǐ (third tone, dipping) rú (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)for example
• 传说/傳說chuán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)legend
• 也就是说/也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
• 据说/據說jù (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)it is said that
• 说不定/說不定shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) dìng (fourth tone, falling)can't say for sure
• 说服/說服shuō (first tone, high and level) fú (second tone, rising)to persuade
• 说道/說道shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to state
• 说谎/說謊shuō (first tone, high and level) huǎng (third tone, dipping)to lie
• 别说/別說bié (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
• 虽说/雖說suī (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)though