实话实说

shíhuà-shíshuō

to speak the truth frankly; to call a spade a spade

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

shíhuà-shíshuō

实话实说，这件事办得并不理想。

Shíhuà-shíshuō, zhè jiàn shì bàn de bìng bù lǐxiǎng.

To tell the truth, this matter was not handled well.

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