MEANING/意义
老实
EXAMPLES/列句
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老实的老百姓
honest and frank civilians -
他为人忠厚老实。
He is kindly and simple.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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老实话
truth; honest words -
老实说
be frank; honestly speaking -
老实巴交
well-behaved and cautious; (dialect)  honest and timid -
老实交代
to confess honestly -
老老实实
conscientiously; to behave oneself; (to act)  honestly -
说老实话
to speak honest words; (used at the beginning of a sentence)  frankly speaking; ... (“Drink Wine“, by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty)