说老实话說老實話 shuō lǎo shi huà — to be honest
shuō (first tone, high and level) lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone) huà (fourth tone, falling)shuo1 lao3 shi5 hua4
Traditional: 說老實話
to be honest
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Meanings
to be honest
to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank
Character breakdown
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
Words containing 老
- 老lǎo (third tone, dipping)old, aged (of people and animals)
- 老师老師lǎoshī (third tone, dipping)teacher
- 老板lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎn (third tone, dipping)boss
- 老婆lǎo (third tone, dipping) pó (second tone, rising)(coll.) wife
- 老公lǎo (third tone, dipping) gōng (first tone, high and level)(coll.) husband
- 老人lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)old man or woman
- 老大lǎo (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)old age
- 老鼠lǎo (third tone, dipping) shǔ (third tone, dipping)rat
- 老实老實lǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)honest
- 古老gǔ (third tone, dipping) lǎo (third tone, dipping)ancient
- 老虎lǎo (third tone, dipping) hǔ (third tone, dipping)tiger
- 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
- 老家lǎo (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level)native place
- 老太太lǎo (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) tai (neutral tone)elderly lady (respectful)
- 老朋友lǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)old friend
- 老百姓lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)ordinary people
- 老年lǎo (third tone, dipping) nián (second tone, rising)elderly
- 老人家lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)polite term for old woman or man
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