老实

lǎo shi

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Common

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老实

lǎo shi Adjective honest; sincere

老实

lǎo shí honest; sincere

Definitions

1. honest
2. sincere
3. well-behaved
4. open and guileless
5. naive

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 狡猾 jiǎo huá 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly 诡计多端，不可信任: crafty; cunning; sly

Related words

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• 调皮 tiáo pí 调皮 tiáo pí naughty 用于描述孩子时，老实表示不顽皮，调皮是其反面: naughty

Synonyms

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• 诚实 chéng shí 诚实 chéng shí honest 侧重于不撒谎、遵守道德准则；老实更强调行为本分、不惹事: honest
• 厚道 hòu dao 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest 为人诚恳宽容，常用于人际评价: kind and honest

Usage notes

Collocations

形容人本分常说“老实人”，形容态度可用“老实说”。

Common mistakes

不要与“老式”（lǎoshì）混淆，读音和含义都不同。

Example Sentences

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他是个 老实 人，从不骗人。

He is an honest person and never deceives anyone.

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Words Containing 老实

• 老实说 老实说 lǎo shí shuō: honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
• 说老实话 说老实话 shuō lǎo shi huà: to be honest
• 老实巴交 老实巴交 lǎo shi bā jiāo: (coll.) docile

Child Words of 老实

• 实 实 shí: real
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity