# 老实说 (lǎoshíshuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 老实说 (lǎoshíshuō) means “to be honest; frankly speaking; honestly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be honest; frankly speaking; honestly
- Pinyin: lǎoshíshuō (lao3 shi2 shuo1)
- Traditional: 老實說
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 老实说，我并不赞成这个提案。
  Lǎoshíshuō, wǒ bìng bù zànchéng zhège tí'àn.
  To be honest, I don't agree with this proposal.

## Characters

- [老](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-old/) (lǎo): old; (prefix) before surname
- 实 (shí): real; true
- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-shi-shuo-be-honest/

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