老实

老實

lǎo shi

HSK 4freq #5167

Meanings

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lǎo shi

1.honest; sincere
2.well-behaved
3.naive; gullible

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Wiktionary

1.honest; genuine
2.frank; blunt
3.disciplined; well-behaved
4.naive; simple-minded; gullible
5.honestly; frankly; bluntly

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Stroke order

Components

老⺹匕

实宀头

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

老实说，我不喜欢他。
To tell the truth, I don't like him.
不是每个人都是老实的。
Not everyone is honest.

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Derived terms

忠厚老實忠厚老实老實人老实人老實巴交老实巴交老實的終須在老实的终须在老實話老实话老實說老实说老實頭老实头老老實實老老实实

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Related words

老实说 honestly speaking; to be frank, ...说老实话 to be honest 老实巴交 (coll.) docile