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实话

shí huà · shi hua

Traditional 實話

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. truth
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In a conversation

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My first soup

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)做(zuò)汤(tāng)，你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)。

    This is my first time making soup. Try it.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)实话(shíhuà)吗(ma)？

    Do you want the honest truth?

  3. Liangliang

    说(shuō)实话(shíhuà)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)受(shòu)得(de)了(liǎo)。

    Tell me the truth. I can take it.

  4. Dengdeng

    实话(shíhuà)是(shì)，有一点(yǒuyīdiǎn)咸(xián)。

    The truth is, it is a bit salty.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)觉得(juéde)。我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)三(sān)勺(sháo)盐(yán)！

    I think so too. I put in three spoons of salt!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)实(shí)话(huà)。

Tom didn't tell me the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

实(shí)话(huà)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)及(jí)酒(jiǔ)鬼(guǐ)口(kǒu)中(zhōng)出(chū)。

Children and drunks tell the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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