说老实话

說老實話

shuōlǎoshihuà

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to be honest; to tell the truth
2 frankly; honestly speaking

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

说老实话，我也不太懂。

Shuōlǎoshihuà, wǒ yě bútài dǒng.

Honestly, I don't really understand it either.

HSK 4

说老实话，我觉得这个方案不太好。

Shuōlǎoshihuà, wǒ juéde zhège fāng'àn bútàihǎo.

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

Tips

grammar

Used as a sentence opener, just like English 'to be honest.' Can also appear as 老实说 with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

说 shuō

老 lǎo

实 shí

话 huà