direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
trad. 直截了當
Also written 直截了當【zhí jié liǎo dàng】
Characters in this word
4直
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surname Zhi, Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Zhí
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4729 of 2500
截
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to cut off (a length), to stop, to intercept, section, chunk, length
- Pinyin
- jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 33024 of 2500
了
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(completed action marker), (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now), (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- Pinyin
- le
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 4 of 2500
当
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(onom.) dong, ding dong (bell)
- Pinyin
- dāng
- Traditional
- 噹
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 145 of 2500