老实
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
老实 (lǎoshi) · honest
老实 (lǎoshi) means “honest; well-behaved”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 实 (real). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 老实 is built
The characters
老 lǎo · old
What 老 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
他是个老实人。Tā shì gè lǎoshi rén.He is an honest person.
你老实说，是不是你？Nǐ lǎoshi shuō, shì bu shì nǐ?Tell me honestly, was it you?
Questions about 老实
What does 老实 mean?
老实 (lǎoshi) means “honest; well-behaved”.
How do you pronounce 老实?
老实 is pronounced lǎoshi.
Which HSK level is 老实?
老实 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
Learn 老实 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.