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实话

實話
shíhuà
noun HSK 6 #1,540

Measure Word

一句实话 jù

Meanings

  1. 1 truth
  2. 2 honest words

Characters

实
shí
real; true
话
huà
words; speech
Literally 'true words'

Examples

HSK 3
你能不能说句实话？
Nǐ néngbùnéng shuō jù shíhuà?
Can you tell the truth?
HSK 4
说实话，这件事情确实很难办。
Shuōshíhuà, zhè jiàn shìqing quèshí hěn nánbàn.
To be honest, this matter is really hard to handle.
HSK 5
实话告诉你，我不太喜欢这个方案。
Shíhuà gàosu nǐ, wǒ bútài xǐhuan zhège fāng'àn.
To be honest with you, I don't really like this plan.

Tips

usage
说实话 (to tell the truth / to be honest) is an extremely common phrase used to preface a frank statement. Compare with 实话实说 which is a more emphatic version meaning 'tell it like it is.'

Stroke Order

实 shí
话 huà