honest in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 老实 with this easy mnemonic:

The older (老) I get, the more honest and real (实) I get.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 老
• 实

• 老天
• 实验室
• 老家伙
• 真实
• 老天爷
• 实现
• 实力
• 老婆
• 老实
• 老公
• 实施
• 其实
• 实验
• 实际上
• 证实
• 实习生

The reading of 老实 is lǎo shi.

You can remember how to say 老实 with this useful mnemonic:

If we're being honest, you're a lousy (lǎo) shepard because you keep losing your sheep (shi).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like honest and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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