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老实

honest, well-behaved, honestly, truthfully

adjective Uncommon #6,055
honest Describes someone who speaks and acts truthfully, without hiding or deceiving.
CH: 他很老实，从不隐瞒事实。
EN: He is very honest and never hides the facts.

他老实吗?

Is he honest?

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

给我老实招出来

Come clean and tell me the truth.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

我这辈子最看不起不老实的人

In my entire life, I’ve looked down on dishonest people the most.

— 功夫 (2004)

我老实告诉你,

To be honest with you,

— 潜行者 (1979)

又需要一个看起来很老实的人出面解决了是不是？

So now we need another person who looks honest to step in and fix this, huh?

— 一一 (2000)

你看起来最老实啊

You look like the most honest one.

— 一一 (2000)

我老实对你说，小姐不是我不信任你，但是但是什么？

I'll be honest with you, miss. It's not that I don't trust you, but—what?

— 惊魂记 (1960)

汤姆太老实了，连撒谎都不会。

Tom is so honest he can't even lie.

因为你不老实

Because you weren't honest.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

你还算老实

You're fairly honest.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

不是每个人都是老实的。

Not everyone is honest.

而且老实讲很压抑

And honestly, it’s really suffocating.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

我老实跟你说

I'll be honest with you.

— 巴霍巴利王：开端 (2015)

老实怎么样?

What's wrong with being honest?

— 一一 (2000)

也不能放过不老实的人

Nor can we let dishonest people off the hook.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

你老实回答我

Answer me honestly.

— 花样年华 (2000)

老实跟你说，我真的很羡慕你

To be honest, I’m really jealous of you.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

要不要老实交代

Are you going to come clean?

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

老实讲我也不相信

Honestly, I don’t believe it either.

— A Sun (2019)

段小楼不老实！

Duan Xiaolou is being naughty!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

伊芙，老实回答他们她在跟谁交往？

Eve, tell them honestly—who is she dating?

— 神秘河 (2003)

老实可以装

You can pretend to be honest.

— 一一 (2000)

老实讲，我没有理由帮你

Honestly, I have no reason to help you.

— 老男孩 (2003)

人要老实,

People should be honest.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

adjective Rare #15,934
well-behaved Do as you’re told and don’t misbehave or move around.
CH: 你得老实坐着。
EN: You need to sit still and behave.

你这家伙给我老实点儿

You'd better behave yourself.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

看你平常挺老实的

You seem like a pretty honest person normally.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

老实呆这

Stay here and behave.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

现在我多老实

See how honest I am now.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

在我没放你走之前老实待这儿

Stay right here until I let you go.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

你得老实坐着

You need to sit still and behave.

— 密阳 (2007)

你老实站着

Stand still and behave yourself.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

给我老实呆着啊

Stay put and behave yourself.

— 密阳 (2007)

放老实点儿

Behave yourself.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

adverb Rare #29,405
honestly, truthfully Often used before verbs such as “说” (say) or “告诉” (tell), especially when asking someone to speak frankly.
CH: 你老实告诉我。
EN: Tell me honestly.

你必须给我老实交代

You have to tell me the truth.

— 罗马 (2018)

老实告诉你是阿炳不让我去的

To be honest, it was Abing who wouldn’t let me go.

— 2046 (2004)

你老实告诉我你外面是不是有个女人？

Be honest with me—are you seeing another woman?

— 花样年华 (2000)

你的字典没有“很好”，老实跟老朋友说吧！

“Very good” isn’t in your dictionary, so just be honest with your old friend!

— 第五元素 (1997)