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直截了当

zhí jié liǎo dàng
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Definitions

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

Child Words of 直截了当

了
le

(completed action marker)

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

截
jié

to cut off (a length)

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

直
zhí

straight

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

了当
liǎo dàng

frank; outspoken

直截
zhí jié

straightforward