实话

實話

shíhuà

noun HSK 7 #1,540

Measure Word

一句实话 jù

Meanings

1 truth
2 honest words

Characters

Literally 'true words'

Examples

你能不能说句实话？

Nǐ néng bù néng shuō jù shíhuà?

Can you tell the truth?

实话告诉你，我不太喜欢这个方案。

Shíhuà gàosu nǐ, wǒ bú tài xǐhuan zhège fāng'àn.

To be honest with you, I don't really like this plan.

说实话，这件事情确实很难办。

Shuō shíhuà, zhè jiàn shìqing quèshí hěn nán bàn.

To be honest, this matter is really hard to handle.

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