老实

lǎo shi · lao shi

Traditional 老實

Meaning

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  1. honest; sincere
  2. well-behaved
  3. naive; gullible

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)太(tài)老(lǎo)实(shi)了(le),连(lián)撒(sā)谎(huǎng)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)。

Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)孩(hái)子(zi)很(hěn)老(lǎo)实(shi),从(cóng)来(lái)不(bù)说(shuō)假(jiǎ)话(huà)。

This child is very honest and never tells lies.

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