说实话 說實話
说实话 說實話 shuō shí huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 sat6 waa6 HSK 6
- to speak the truth
- truth to tell
- frankly
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说 說
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 再说 再說 zài shuō ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zoi3 syut3 to say again
- 别说 別說 bié shuō ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bit6 seoi3 to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 劝说 勸說 quàn shuō ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ hyun3 syut3 to persuade
- 好说 好說 hǎo shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 easy to deal with; not a problem
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- 学说 學說 xué shuō ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ hok6 syut3 theory
- 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ siu2 syut3 novel
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 据说 據說 jù shuō ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 演说 演說 yǎn shuō ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jin2 syut3 speech
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 解说 解說 jiě shuō ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ gaai2 syut3 to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 诉说 訴說 sù shuō ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ sou3 syut3 to recount
- 说情 說情 shuō qíng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄥˊ syut3 cing4 to intercede
- 说明 說明 shuō míng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ syut3 ming4 to explain
- 说服 說服 shuō fú ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ seoi3 fuk6 to persuade
- 说法 說法 shuō fǎ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ syut3 faat3 to expound Buddhist teachings
- 说法 說法 shuō fa ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ syut3 faat3 way of speaking
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
实 實
- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 充实 充實 chōng shí ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕˊ cung1 sat6 rich
- 其实 其實 qí shí ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ kei4 sat6 actually; in fact; really
- 切实 切實 qiè shí ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕˊ cit3 sat6 feasible
- 务实 務實 wù shí ㄨˋ ㄕˊ mou6 sat6 to deal with concrete matters
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- 坚实 堅實 jiān shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˊ gin1 sat6 firm and substantial
- 壮实 壯實 zhuàng shi ㄓㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄕ zong3 sat6 robust
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 实例 實例 shí lì ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ sat6 lai6 actual example
- 实力 實力 shí lì ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ sat6 lik6 strength
- 实在 實在 shí zài ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ sat6 zoi6 really
- 实地 實地 shí dì ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ sat6 dei6 on-site
- 实惠 實惠 shí huì ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ sat6 wai6 tangible benefit
- 实施 實施 shí shī ㄕˊ ㄕ sat6 si1 to implement
- 实况 實況 shí kuàng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ sat6 fong3 live (e.g. broadcast or recording)
- 实物 實物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sat6 mat6 material object
- 实现 實現 shí xiàn ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ sat6 jin6 to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 实习 實習 shí xí ㄕˊ ㄒㄧˊ sat6 zaap6 to practice
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 to hold a conversation
Idioms with these characters
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ daan6 syut3 mou4 fong4 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
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- 光说不练 光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 lin6 all talk and no action (idiom)
- 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 (idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
- 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3 (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
- 胡诌乱说 胡謅亂說 hú zhōu luàn shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 zau1 lyun6 syut3 (idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head
- 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hau2 seoi3 mou4 pang4 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
- 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ nang4 syut3 wui2 dou6 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 付诸实施 付諸實施 fù zhū shí shī ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨ ㄕˊ ㄕ fu6 zyu1 sat6 si1 to put into practice
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- 果实累累 果實累累 guǒ shí léi léi ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄟˊ gwo2 sat6 leoi4 leoi4 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
- 荷枪实弹 荷槍實彈 hè qiāng shí dàn ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ㄉㄢˋ ho6 coeng1 sat6 daan2 (idiom) armed
- 华而不实 華而不實 huá ér bù shí ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ waa4 ji4 bat1 sat6 flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside
- 货真价实 貨真價實 huò zhēn jià shí ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ fo3 zan1 gaa3 sat6 lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom)
- 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6 to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
- 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ ming4 bat1 fu3 sat6 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
- 名不符实 名不符實 míng bù fú shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕˊ ming4 bat1 fu4 sat6 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
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Example sentences
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说实话 說實話 。
Let's tell the truth.
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他 总是 總是 说实话 說實話 。
He always tells the truth.
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我 知道 你 说实话 說實話 。
I know that you've been telling the truth.
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你 应该 應該 永远 永遠 说实话 說實話 。
You should always tell the truth.
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你 必须 必須 永远 永遠 说实话 說實話 。
You must always tell the truth.
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