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老老实实 — “Honest and dutiful”

老老实实 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “honest and dutiful”. Sincere and trustworthy; genuinely and earnestly.

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老老实实 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 老lǎo
  • 老lao
  • 实shí
  • 实shí

老老实实 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
老
lao6old, aged, experienced
实
shí8real, solid, true, actual
实
shí8real, solid, true, actual

Example Sentence with 老老实实

他对待学习的态度一直都很老老实实,从不投机取巧
His attitude towards learning has always been honest and earnest, never resorting to shortcuts.

Idioms Related to 老老实实

Synonyms of 老老实实

  • shí实shí实zài在zài在genuine, practical, and realistic

Antonyms of 老老实实

  • lǎo老jiān奸jù巨huá猾extremely cunning and treacherous person

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

Questions about 老老实实

What does 老老实实 mean?
老老实实 (lǎo lao shí shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “honest and dutiful”.
How do you pronounce 老老实实?
老老实实 is pronounced lǎo lao shí shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 老老实实?
指为人诚实、本份
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