老实

老實
lǎoshí
  1. (euphemistic) naive; simple-minded; gullible
  2. disciplined; well-behaved
  3. frank; blunt
  4. honest; genuine
  5. honestly; frankly; bluntly
  6. naive; simple-minded; gullible

Wiktionary

Homographs

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

Examples

不是每个人都是老实的。

Not everyone is honest.

Source: Tatoeba

她这人十分老实，绝对可信。

Her honesty is beyond question.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆太老实了，连撒谎都不会。

Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

Source: Tatoeba

他是个忠厚老实的人，不免上当。

He is an honest person, and he will always be lied to.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 老 lǎo
  1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough
2 实 shí
  1. real
  2. true
  3. honest
  4. really
  5. solid
  6. fruit
  7. seed
  8. definitely

Containing this entry

老实人 lǎoshírén