直截了当

zhí jié liǎo dàng

Uncommon

Definitions

1. direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
2. straightforward

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Child Words of 直截了当

(completed action marker)

(onom.) dong

to cut off (a length)

at or in the very same...

straight

(of eyes) bright

frank; outspoken

straightforward