说老实话

說老實話

shuōlǎoshihuà

phrase

Meanings

说 (to speak) + 老实 (honest) + 话 (words).

HSK 2

说老实话，我也不太懂。

Shuōlǎoshihuà, wǒ yě bú tài dǒng.

Honestly, I don't really understand it either.

HSK 5

说老实话，我觉得这个方案不太好。

Shuōlǎoshihuà, wǒ juéde zhège fāng'àn bú tài hǎo.

To be honest, I don't think this plan is very good.

grammar

Used as a sentence opener, just like English 'to be honest.' Can also appear as 老实说 with the same meaning.

说 shuō

老 lǎo

实 shí

话 huà