老实巴交 — “Honest and simple-minded”
老实巴交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Honest and simple-minded”. Often implying a somewhat timid and unsophisticated nature. Literally, “Honest and simple-minded”.
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老实巴交 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老实巴交 Character Breakdown
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他平时总是老实巴交的，没想到这次居然敢提出自己的不同意见。
He is usually honest and somewhat timid, but surprisingly he dared to voice his different opinion this time.
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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Open the tool →Questions about 老实巴交
What does 老实巴交 mean?
老实巴交 (lǎo shi bā jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Honest and simple-minded”.
How do you pronounce 老实巴交?
老实巴交 is pronounced lǎo shi bā jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老实巴交 literally mean?
Literally, 老实巴交 means “Honest and simple-minded”. It is used to mean “Honest and simple-minded”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老实巴交?
形容人规规矩矩，谨慎胆小的样子。