shuō​shí​huà HSK6

frankly

说实话 (說實話) shuō​shí​huà
frankly verb
used to introduce a candid, sincere, or blunt statement

To be honest, I'm not optimistic about this plan.

speak truth verb
to state the facts accurately without lying

You should tell him the truth and stop hiding it.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
45.7 per million appears in 19% of films

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 6

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CH