直截了当 直截了當

直截了当 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3

  • direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  • straightforward

Stroke order

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Draw 直 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 从不 從不 ( cóng bù cung4 bat1 ) 要求 ( yāo qiú jiu1 kau4 ) 他 ( tā taa1 ) 直截了当 直截了當 ( zhí jié liǎo dàng zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 给 給 ( gěi kap1 ) 出 ( chū ceot1 ) 答复 答覆 ( dá fù daap3 fuk1 )。

    She never expects a straight answer from him.

  • 玛丽 瑪麗 ( Mǎ lì maa5 lai6 ) 直截了当 直截了當 ( zhí jié liǎo dàng zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 拒绝 拒絕 ( jù jué keoi5 zyut6 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 请求 請求 ( qǐng qiú cing2 kau4 )。

    Mary bluntly rejected Tom's request.

  • 能够 能夠 ( néng gòu nang4 gau3 ) 直截了当 直截了當 ( zhí jié liǎo dàng zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 ) 地表 ( dì biǎo dei6 biu2 ) 达 達 ( dá daat6 ) 自己 ( zì jǐ zi6 gei2 ) 想法 ( xiǎng fǎ soeng2 faat3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 直爽 ( zhí shuǎng zik6 song2 )。

    People who can express their thoughts in a clear-cut way are very straightforward.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.