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坦白

tǎn bái

HSK 6 2-character word

What 坦白 means

1. honest
2. forthcoming
3. to confess

The characters in 坦白

• 坦tǎnflat; open-hearted; level
• 白báiwhite; snowy; pure

Example sentences

• 我该不该跟她坦白我的过去？
  Wǒ gāi bù gāi gēn tā tǎnbái wǒ de guòqù?
  Should I make a confession of my past to her?
• 坦白地说，我不喜欢你的发型。
  Tǎnbái de shuō, wǒ bù xǐhuan nǐ de fàxíng.
  Frankly speaking, I don't like your haircut.
• “坦白说，我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼！”
  "Tǎnbái shuō, wǒ yǒu kǒnggāozhèng." "Nǐ shì ge dǎnxiǎoguǐ!"
  "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"

Words containing 坦白

• 襟怀坦白jīn huái tǎn báiopen and candid (idiom); not hiding anything; ingenuous; openhearted