说白了

說白了
shuōbáile
phrase HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 to put it bluntly; frankly speaking
  2. 2 in plain terms

Examples

Shuōbáile, tā jiùshì bù xiǎng bāngmáng.
To put it bluntly, he just doesn't want to help.
Shuōbáile, zhè jiùshì qián de wèntí.
Frankly speaking, it's a money problem.

Tips

register
Colloquial and direct. Used to cut through euphemism and state something plainly, often with a slightly blunt or impatient tone.
memory
(speak) + (clear/plain) + — to have spoken it plainly, stripped of all pretense.

Stroke Order

shuō
bái
le