Skip to content

老实

lǎo shí
HSK 2.0 Level 5 Common

Select an entry

This word has multiple dictionary entries. Choose the reading or usage you want to review.

老实
lǎo shi Adjective honest; sincere
老实
lǎo shí honest; sincere

Definitions

  1. 1. honest
  2. 2. sincere
  3. 3. open and guileless
  4. 4. naive

Stop forgetting what you study. Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial · $49.99 / year

Sign up with Google
Continue with Email
Try a practice session

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
狡猾
jiǎo huá

crafty; cunning; sly

As a contrast to being cunning or deceitful

Register variants

1 item
老实巴交
lǎo shi bā jiāo

(coll.) docile

Colloquial variant emphasizing simple-minded honesty

Related words

1 item
坦率
tǎn shuài

frank (discussion)

When describing someone as frank and open

Synonyms

1 item
诚实
chéng shí

honest

When describing a person's character as honest and truthful

Usage notes

Collocations

常用作定语或谓语，如“老实人”、“他很老实”，不用于正式文书。

Common mistakes

“老实”可带贬义指“傻、容易上当”，需根据语境判断，勿随意用于赞扬。

Example Sentences

1 shown
他是一个 老实 的人。
He is an honest person.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 老实

老实说
lǎo shí shuō

honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

说老实话
shuō lǎo shi huà

to be honest

老实巴交
lǎo shi bā jiāo

(coll.) docile

Child Words of 老实

实
shí

real

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