老实

老实老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3

  • honest; sincere
  • well-behaved
  • naive; gullible

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 老 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我是个老实人。 I'm an honest person.
  • 我觉得她很老实。 I think that she's honest.
  • 我當他是老實人。 I took him to be an honest man.
  • 他看起来忠厚老实。 He looks like an honest man.
  • 老实说,他被炒了。 Not to mince words, he got fired.

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