Meaning of shuō shí huà:
shuō shí huà
说实话
Verb
to speak the truth
Wǒ bìxū shuō shíhuà, zhè bùshì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yánsè.
我必须说实话,这不是我最喜欢的颜色。
I must speak the truth, this is not my favorite color.
Phrase
truth to tell
Shuō shí huà, wǒ bù tài xǐ huān zhè ge yán sè.
说实话,我不太喜欢这个颜色。
Truth to tell, I don't really like this color.
Adverb
frankly
Shuō shíhuà, nǐ jīntiān de biǎoxiàn zhēn bùcuò.
说实话,你今天的表现真不错。
Frankly, your performance today was really good.