说真的

說真的

shuōzhēnde

phrase

Meanings

1 to be honest
2 honestly
3 frankly speaking

Characters

to say; to speak

Literally 'speaking truly' - to be honest

Examples

HSK 3

说真的，你真的应该多休息。

Shuōzhēnde, nǐ zhēnde yīnggāi duō xiūxi.

Honestly, you really should rest more.

HSK 5

说真的，我觉得这个方案不太好。

Shuōzhēnde, wǒ juéde zhège fāng'àn bútàihǎo.

To be honest, I don't think this plan is very good.

Tips

usage

说真的 is a conversational filler placed at the start of a sentence, like English 'to be honest' or 'honestly.' Similar expressions: 老实说 (lǎoshí shuō), 说实话 (shuō shíhuà).

Stroke Order

说 shuō

真 zhēn

的 de