Adj.honest; frank

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Character Breakdown

老实 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 老实 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 老实 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith变得
biàn
lǎo
shí
neutral
become honest
Adverb + Adjectivewith
hěn
lǎo
shí
neutral
very honest
Adjective + Nounwith
lǎo
shí
rén
neutral
honest person
Idiomwith
lǎo
shí
shuō
informalSpoken
to be honest

Example Sentences with 老实

hěn
lǎo
shí
He is very honest.
qǐng
lǎo
shí
gào
zhè
ge
xiàng
zhēn
shí
jìn
zhǎn
dào
Please be honest and tell me, what is the real progress of this project?
zài
tíng
shàng
zhèng
rén
lǎo
shí
chén
shù
suǒ
yǒu
shì
shí
yǒu
rèn
yǐn
mán
In court, witnesses must honestly state all the facts and are not allowed to conceal anything.
zhè
ge
hái
zi
hěn
lǎo
shí
cóng
huǎng
This child is very honest and never lies.
zhè
ge
rén
shí
bìng
lǎo
shí
zhǐ
shì
biǎo
miàn
shàng
zhuāng
hěn
chéng
kěn
le
He is actually not honest at all; he just pretends to be sincere on the surface.
suī
rán
hěn
lǎo
shí
dàn
miàn
duì
de
shāng
tán
pàn
shí
xiǎn
de
yǒu
xiē
cóng
xīn
Although he is honest, he seems somewhat overwhelmed when facing complex business negotiations.
suī
rán
kàn
lái
hěn
lǎo
shí
dàn
zuò
shì
què
hěn
kào
Although he looks honest, he is very reliable in his work.
zuì
hǎo
lǎo
shí
diǎn
shì
qíng
de
lái
lóng
mài
shí
jiāo
dài
qīng
chǔ
You'd better be honest and explain the whole story from beginning to end clearly.