Definition & Meaning

1.honest; frank; genuine

2.well-behaved; good; law-fearing; well-disciplined

3.simple; naive; simple-minded

Word usage

Words with lao shi

lǎo shi

老 实

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1
adj.honest; frank; genuine
- tā hěn lǎo shi
  他很老实。
  He is very honest.
- tā shì gè lǎo shi de rén yǐ yǒu ài hé zhì chéng duì dài měi gè rén
  他是个老实的人，以友爱和至诚对待每个人。
  He has been a simple honest person who has always treated everyone with friendliness and sincerity.
- wǒ men yào zuò yī gè lǎo shi de rén
  我们要做一个老实的人。
  We are to be honest people.
synonym
chéng shí诚实 zhōng shí忠实 hòu dao厚道 zhōng hòu忠厚 dūn hòu敦厚 chún hòu淳厚 xìn shí信实 lǎo chéng老诚
antonym
jiǎo huá狡猾 jiǎo zhà狡诈 jiān zhà奸诈 yóu huá油滑 jiān huá奸猾 diāo huá刁滑 diāo wán刁顽
2
adj.well-behaved; good; law-fearing; well-disciplined
- wǒ hái zi hěn lǎo shi
  我孩子很老实。
  My child is well behaved.
- zài shè huì shang wǒ men yào lǎo shi
  在社会上我们要老实。
  Let's not cause trouble in society.
- qǐng nǐ yī dìng yào lǎo shi
  请你一定要老实。
  Please be well behaved.
synonym
guī ju规矩 ān fèn安分 běn fèn本分 lǎo chéng老诚
antonym
xū wěi虚伪 jiǎo huá狡猾 wú lài无赖 jiān zhà奸诈 yóu huá油滑 jiān huá奸猾 diāo huá刁滑 diāo wán刁顽
3
adj.euphsimple; naive; simple-minded
- tā shì ge lǎo shi de rén
  他是个老实的人。
  He is a simple-minded person.
synonym
yú zhí愚直

Word usage

Reduplication
"老实" can be reduplicated, for example: "老老实实".
- 她像平常一样老老实实地回答了我的所有问题。
  She answered all my questions with her usual honesty.

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