entries → 老實
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
老實 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
老實 ＝ 老 ＋ 實
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ · lǎoshí
adjective — honest, frank; well-behaved, naive

字源 FORM — what the parts do

老old; a familiar prefix (老朋友)lǎo
實solid, true (實在)shí
老實，老朋友的老，實在的實。
關 · Related
誠實chéngshíhonest in the moral sense — the same truthfulness實在shízàithe solid, true 實