HSK 5 vocabulary › 老实
老实
老实 in English: honest; sincere
lǎo shi
honest; sincere; well-behaved
How to pronounce 老实
lǎo shi (without tone marks: lao shi). lǎo is a third (low, dipping) tone; shi is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 老实
老 lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; venerable (person); experienced
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; venerable (person); experienced
实 shi
real; true; honest
real; true; honest
Related words
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people) | HSK 3 |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact | HSK 3 |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | HSK 4 |
| 诚实 | chéng shí | honest | HSK 4 |
| 确实 | què shí | indeed; really | HSK 4 |
| 实际 | shí jì | reality; practice | HSK 4 |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually | HSK 4 |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | HSK 5 |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss; business proprietor | HSK 5 |