Chinese word

实话

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí huà

Meaning

  • nountruth

Example

说实话，我不太会做饭。shuō shí huà wǒ bú tài huì zuò fàn

To tell the truth, I can't cook very well.

Illustration for 实话 (truth)

More examples

如果你想取得信任，就要说实话。rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng qǔ dé xìn rèn jiù yào shuō shí huà

If you want to gain trust, you need to tell the truth.

Core concept

A speaker's plain words about what is true or personally felt.

Common phrases

  • 说实话shuō shí huà

    tell the truth

  • 讲实话jiǎng shí huà

    tell the truth

Similar words

真话zhēn huà: Words that state what someone truly thinks or feels without lying.
事实shì shí: An objective fact about something that has happened or exists.
真相zhēn xiàng: The hidden truth about an event, including its real cause or circumstances.
实情shí qíng: The actual situation or underlying circumstances that are not clear from surface information.

Definition in Chinese

指直接反映事实或内心感受的言辞，含坦率或坦白的意味，常用来表达个人真实想法。zhǐ zhí jiē fǎn yìng shì shí huò nèi xīn gǎn shòu de yán cí hán tǎn shuài huò tǎn bái de yì wèi cháng yòng lái biǎo dá gè rén zhēn shí xiáng fǎ

Word origin

实 (shí, "real") + 话 (huà, "words") makes a compact noun for speech presented as genuine rather than invented or concealed.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on what is said, not on whether the speaker is generally a truthful person, so it can describe one candid remark without judging the speaker's character.

Other meanings

  • factnoun

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