Correct
说老实话
/ shuō lǎo shí huà /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
说老实话的人
2
不应该不说老实话
3
要说老实话
4
做老实人，办老实事，说老实话
Definition
说老实话
Literally means:
to tell the truth
Actually means:
It means speaking up one's mind or telling the truth.
It is usually used to mean speaking truthfully or talking straight.
说出心里的真实想法。
说老实话，多指实实在在地把自己想的或自己知道的事说出来，没有半点造假。
Example
Used as predicate, object, attributive and insertion. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语、插入语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Shàngjí
上级
lái
来
diàochá
调查
shí
时
,
tāmen
他们
dōu
都
bù
不
shuōlǎoshihuà
说老实话
,
suǒyǐ
所以
zhā
查
bù
不
chū
出
shìgù
事故
de
的
zhēnzhèng
真正
yuányīn
原因
。
When their superiors came to investigate, they didn't tell the truth, so they couldn't find out the real cause of the accident.
2
Tā
他
fùmǔ
父母
yīzhí
一直
jiàodǎo
教导
tā
他
bìxū
必须
shuōlǎoshihuà
说老实话
,
bàn
办
lǎo
老
shishì
实事
,
yě
也
bìxū
必须
zuò
做
gè
个
lǎoshirén
老实人
。
His parents have always taught him to be honest, to be honest, and to be honest.
3
Nǐ
你
de
的
wénzhāng
文章
wǒ
我
kàn
看
le
了
,
shuōlǎoshihuà
说老实话
,
xiě
写
de
得
bù
不
tài
太
hǎo
好
,
zhǔyào
主要
shì
是
méiyǒu
没有
shuō
说
dào
到
diǎnzǐ
点子
shàng
上
。
I read your article, to be honest, it's not very well written, mainly without talking about ideas.