老实
lǎo shi
Pinyin

Definition

老实
 - 
lǎo shi
  1. honest
  2. sincere
  3. well-behaved
  4. open and guileless
  5. naive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
老人
lǎo rén
  1. 1 old man or woman
  2. 2 the elderly
  3. 3 one's aged parents or grandparents
老人家
lǎo rén jiā
  1. 1 polite term for old woman or man
老化
lǎo huà
  1. 1 to age (of person or object)
  2. 2 becoming old
老友
lǎo yǒu
  1. 1 old friend
  2. 2 sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老外
lǎo wài
  1. 1 (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)
  2. 2 layman
  3. 3 amateur
老大
lǎo dà
  1. 1 old age
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 eldest child in a family
  4. 4 leader of a group
  5. 5 boss
  6. 6 captain of a boat
  7. 7 leader of a criminal gang
老天
lǎo tiān
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 Heavens
老天爷
lǎo tiān yé
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 Heavens

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
老大徒伤悲
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
  1. 1 vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
老婆孩子热炕头
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou
  1. 1 wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
  2. 2 the simple and good life
老于世故
lǎo yú shì gù
  1. 1 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
  2. 2 sophisticated

Sample Sentences

这话不老实，我今天没化妆呢。老实说！你是不是在打什么主意？
zhè huà bù lǎoshi ，wǒ jīntiān méi huàzhuāng ne 。lǎoshíshuō ！nǐ shìbùshì zài dǎ shénme zhǔyi ？
You don't sound genuine. I don't have makeup on today. Be honest! What are you planning now?
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老实
lǎoshi
honest; well-behaved; naïve
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我同事今天太老实了，竟然在老板面前直接说他的不是。
wǒ tóngshì jīntiān tài lǎoshi le ，jìngrán zài lǎobǎn miànqián zhíjiē shuō tā de búshi 。
My colleague is too naïve; he corrects our boss directly in front of him.
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我这次帮你介绍来相亲的是个老实人，你一定会喜欢的。
wǒ zhè cì bāng nǐ jièshào lái xiāngqīn de shì ge lǎoshi rén ，nǐ yīdìng huì xǐhuan de 。
The person I'm fixing you up with for the blind date is an honest person, you'll definitely like her.
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平常看他挺老实的，谁也没想到他会干出这样偷鸡摸狗的事。
píngcháng kàn tā tǐng lǎoshi de ，shéi yě méixiǎngdào tā huì gàn chū zhèyàng tōujīmōgǒu de shì 。
He seems to be an honest person so no one expected that he would do such a stealthy thing.
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老实说，我不喜欢放台风假。
lǎoshi shuō ，wǒ bù xǐhuan fàng táifēngjià 。
To be honest, I don't like getting off work for typhoon days.
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别来无恙、别来无恙，我啊就老老实实体制内呆着，安安份份做个小公务员，我们贺总呢，在哪儿高就？
biéláiwúyàng 、biéláiwúyàng ，wǒ ā jiù lǎolǎoshíshi tǐzhì nèi dāizhe ，ānānfènfen zuò gè xiǎo gōngwùyuán ，wǒmen Hè zǒng ne ，zài nǎr gāojiù ？
I hope you've been well too, I myself have been just been pushing papers in the system, with a secure job as a minor civil servant. What about you, He Xiao, where do you work?
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老实说，这公司不靠谱，我可能不会待到明年。
lǎoshíshuō ，zhè gōngsī bù kàopǔ ，wǒ kěnéng bùhuì dāi dào míngnián 。
Honestly, this company is unreliable. I don't think I'll stay until next year.
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因为猪看起来笨笨的、呆呆的，所以我们说猪是老实的，或者是温和的。
yīnwèi zhū kàn qǐlái bèn bèn de 、dāi dāi de ，suǒyǐ wǒmen shuō zhū shì lǎoshi de ，huòzhě shì wēnhé de 。
Because pigs look dumb, we think they are sincere or gentle.
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老实说，我前几天知道红发艾德要在日本开演唱会，我想去看嘛。
lǎoshi shuō ，wǒ qiánjǐtiān zhīdào hóngfǎ Àidé yào zài Rìběn kāi yǎnchànghuì ，wǒ xiǎng qù kàn ma 。
To be honest, a few days ago I found out Ed Sheeran is holding a concert in Japan, so I want to go see him.
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