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to be honest with you

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bu4man2ni3shuo1 bùmánnǐshuō

Meaning


Primary

to be honest with you

Alternatives

be honest with you, being honest with you, being honest, to tell you the truth, to be frank

Mnemonic


不瞞你說 To be honest with you is a phrase said to indicate we have 不 no plans of 瞞 concealing the truth, and instead will 說 speak it directly to 你 you.

Usage


不瞞你說, 我 很 緊張。

To be honest with you, I am very nervous.

不瞞你說, 這 是 我 第 一 次 做 這 件 事。

To be honest with you, this is my first time doing this.

不瞞你說, 我 覺得 這 個 計畫 有 問題。

To be honest with you, I think this plan has some problems.