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老實

lǎo shí

B1 Level 5
Stative verb

老實 (lǎo shí) is a Chinese word meaning “honest; sincere”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

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Example

他很老實，從來不說謊。

He's honest and never lies.

Related words at this level

老大老家老舊老人家老天老頭老鷹樂意

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).