He always tells the truth.
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说实话
Traditional: 說實話
shuō shí huà
HSK 3.0 · 6
shuō shí huà · syut3 sat6 waa6 (Jyutping)
- to speak the truth
- truth to tell
- frankly
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Character breakdown
说
- Meaning
- speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- Radical
- 讠
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰讠兑
- Cangjie
- IVCRU
- Four-corner
- 3871
实
- Meaning
- real, true; honest, sincere
- Radical
- 宀
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿱宀头
- Cangjie
- JYK
- Four-corner
- 3080
话
- Meaning
- speech, talk, language; dialect
- Radical
- 讠
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰讠舌
- Cangjie
- IVHJR
- Four-corner
- 3276
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Example sentences
I always try to tell the truth.
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