# 说真的 (shuōzhēnde)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说真的 (shuōzhēnde) means “honestly; to tell the truth”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: honestly; to tell the truth
- Pinyin: shuōzhēnde (shuo1 zhen1 de5)
- Traditional: 說真的
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 说真的，我很佩服你的勇气。
  Shuōzhēnde, wǒ hěn pèifú nǐ de yǒngqì.
  To tell the truth, I admire your courage very much.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- [真](https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-really/) (zhēn): really; truly
- [的](https://hanziro.com/word/de-possessive/) (de): (particle) possessive 's; of

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-zhen-de-honestly/

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