老实

lǎo shí

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老实

lǎo shi Adjective honest; sincere

老实

lǎo shí honest; sincere

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 狡猾 jiǎo huá 狡猾 jiǎo huá crafty; cunning; sly As a contrast to being cunning or deceitful: crafty; cunning; sly

Register variants

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• 老实巴交 lǎo shi bā jiāo 老实巴交 lǎo shi bā jiāo (coll.) docile Colloquial variant emphasizing simple-minded honesty: (coll.) docile

Related words

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• 坦率 tǎn shuài 坦率 tǎn shuài frank (discussion) When describing someone as frank and open: frank (discussion)

Synonyms

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• 诚实 chéng shí 诚实 chéng shí honest When describing a person's character as honest and truthful: honest

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

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他是一个 老实 的人。

He is an honest person.

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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