坦白

tǎn bái · tan bai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. honest
  2. forthcoming
  3. to confess

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)该(gāi)不(bu)该(gāi)跟(gēn)她(tā)坦(tǎn)白(bái)我(wǒ)的(de)过(guò)去(qù)?

Should I make a confession of my past to her?

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

02

坦(tǎn)白(bái)地(de)说(shuō),我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)你(nǐ)的(de)发(fà)型(xíng)。

Frankly speaking, I don't like your haircut.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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