# 说白了 (shuōbáile)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说白了 (shuōbáile) means “to speak frankly; put plainly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to speak frankly; put plainly
- Pinyin: shuōbáile (shuo1 bai2 le5)
- Traditional: 說白了
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 说白了，他就是不想花钱。
  Shuōbáile, tā jiùshì bù xiǎng huāqián.
  Put plainly, he just doesn't want to spend money.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- [白](https://hanziro.com/word/bai-white/) (bái): white
- [了](https://hanziro.com/word/le-completed-action/) (le): (particle) completed action; (particle) change of state

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-bai-le-speak-frankly/

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