speak truthfully; tell the truth
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to speak truthfully; to tell the truth; to be frank
Often used in the set phrase '实话实说'. Can be used as a standalone verb or in structures like '据实说'.
Shí实
huà话
shí实
shuō说
，
wǒ我
bù不
tài太
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
。
To tell you the truth, I don't really like this movie.
Nǐ你
shí实
shuō说
ba吧
，
dào到
dǐ底
fā发
shēng生
le了
shén什
me么
shì事
？
Tell the truth, what exactly happened?
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Tā他
jù据
shí实
shuō说
le了
dāng当
shí时
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
He truthfully described the situation at that time.