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实话 (shí huà): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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实话 (shí huà): Truth (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

实话 consists of 2 characters.

solid, real, true, fruit, seed

speech, talk, words

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 实话.

Words with 实

其实qí shíHSK 3
实在shí zàiHSK 4
实际shí jìHSK 4
确实què shíHSK 4
诚实chéng shíHSK 4
事实shì shí
充实chōng shí
切实qiè shí

Words with 话

打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1
说话shuō huàHSK 2
对话duì huàHSK 4
笑话xiào huàHSK 4
普通话pǔ tōng huàHSK 4
俗话sú huà
听话tīng huà
废话fèi huà

How to Use 实话 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 实话 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith实说

shí实

huà话

shí实

shuō说

neutral

speak frankly

Measure Word + Nounwith句

yī一

jù句

shí实

huà话

Verb + Objectwith说

shuō说

shí实

huà话

neutral

tell the truth

Adjective + Nounwith老实

lǎo老

shí实

huà话

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 实话

zhè这

shì是

shí实

huà话

。

This is the truth.

neutral

a word of truth

honest words

Qǐng请

gào告

su诉

wǒ我

shí实

huà话

，

wǒ我

néng能

jiē接

shòu受

。

Please tell me the truth, I can accept it.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

gǔ鼓

qǐ起

yǒng勇

qì气

shuō说

chū出

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shí实

huà话

。

At the meeting, he mustered the courage to speak his truth.

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nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

，

guān关

yú于

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

de的

shí实

huà话

shì是

shén什

me么

？

Can you tell me what the truth about this matter is?

shuō说

shí实

huà话

，

wǒ我

bù不

xǐ喜

huān欢

zhè这

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

tòu透

lù露

quán全

bù部

de的

shí

shuō说

shí实

huà话

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

kùn困

nán难

chóng重

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

shuō说

dà大

huà话

，

dàn但

hěn很

shǎo

péng朋

yǒu友

zhī之

jiān间

yīng应

gāi该

tǎn坦

chéng诚

xiāng相

dài

ge

个

diàn电

yǐng影

。

To tell the truth, I don't like this movie.

实

huà话

，

ér而

shì是

yǒu有

suǒ所

yǐn隐

mán瞒

。

He did not reveal the whole truth, but kept some things hidden.

chóng

重

，

wǒ我

yī依

rán然

duì对

wèi未

lái来

chōng充

mǎn满

xìn信

xīn心

。

To tell the truth, despite numerous difficulties, I am still confident about the future.

少

jiǎng讲

shí实

huà话

。

He always brags, but rarely tells the truth.

待

，

duō多

jiǎng讲

shí实

huà话

shǎo少

shuō说

kōng空

huà话

。

Friends should treat each other honestly, speaking more truth and less empty words.