实话实说

shí huà shí shuō

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to tell the truth
2. to tell it as it is

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 说谎 shuō huǎng 说谎 shuō huǎng to lie 实话实说是指说实话，说谎是说假话: to lie

Related words

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• 实话 shí huà 实话 shí huà truth 实话实说中提到的真话: truth

Usage notes

Collocations

通常用于句首或句中，如“实话实说，我不喜欢这个”

Common mistakes

不要拆开使用，如“说实话说实话”是不对的

Example Sentences

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实话实说 ，我觉得不好吃。

To be honest, I think it doesn't taste good.

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Child Words of 实话实说

• 实话 实话 shí huà: truth
• 话 话 huà: dialect
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say
• 实 实 shí: real