老實說 [－实说]

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Pinyin lǎo shí shuō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    to be honest; to tell the truth; if I'm honest
    (syn.) 讲道理, 講真, 說實話, 说实在的, 说真的, 讲真, 說實在的, 说实话, 講道理, 說真的
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    老实说，我其实想留在家中，不想出外的。
    老實說，我其實想留在家中，不想出外的。
    lǎo shí shuō ， wǒ qí shí xiǎng liú zài jiā zhōng ， bù xiǎng chū wài de 。
    • To tell the truth, I would rather stay at home than go out.
    • Frankly speaking, I actually wanted to stay at home, instead of going out.
    • To tell the truth, I'd rather stay home than go out.
    • To tell the truth, I'd rather stay at home than go out.
  2. Mandarin
    老实说, 我已经渐渐地不喜欢这里的生活。
    老實說, 我已經漸漸地不喜歡這裡的生活。
    lǎo shí shuō , wǒ yǐ jīng jiàn jiàn dì bù xǐ huan zhè lǐ de shēng huó 。
    • To be honest, I've gradually come to dislike the life here.
  3. Mandarin
    老实说这根本不关她的事。
    老實說這根本不關她的事。
    lǎo shí shuō zhè gēn běn bù guān tā de shì 。
    • To be truthful, this matter doesn't concern her at all.
  4. Mandarin
    亲爱的，老实说，我并不在乎。
    親愛的，老實說，我並不在乎。
    qīn ài de ， lǎo shí shuō ， wǒ bìng bù zài hu 。
    • Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.