老实说

老實說

lǎoshíshuō

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

老实说，我不太喜欢这个方案。

Lǎoshíshuō, wǒ bùtài xǐhuan zhège fāng'àn.

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

老实说，我觉得他说得对。

Lǎoshíshuō, wǒ juéde tā shuō de duì.

Honestly speaking, I think he's right.

usage

老实说 is used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a frank opinion, similar to English "to be honest" or "frankly speaking."

grammar

老实说 can also appear as 说老实话 (shuō lǎoshí huà), meaning the same thing.

老 lǎo

实 shí

说 shuō