说实在的
shuō​shí​zài​de

to tell the truth

  • created reference approved 说实在的/說實在的 → 说真的/說真的 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说实在的 / 說實在的 shuō​shí​zài​de

    说真的 / 說真的 shuō​zhēn​de

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 说实在的/說實在的 · shuō​shí​zài​de · to tell the truth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说实在的 / 說實在的

    shuō​shí​zài​de

    to tell the truth

    to be honest; truthfully speaking. Used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence to emphasize that what follows is sincere or genuine. Also written as [[说真的|說真的|shuo1 zhen1 de5]].

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 实在 (literal) → 实在/實在 · shí​zài · really 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [nominalizer]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense