Characters
- 直 (直): 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
- 截 (截): to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
- 了 (了): (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- 当 (噹): (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 直截了当
- MDBG: 直截了当
- Examples with 直截了当 on Tatoeba
Examples
她从不要求他直截了当地给出答复。
他是个直截了当的人，说得到，做得到。
能够直截了当地表达自己想法的人很直爽。
玛丽直截了当地拒绝了汤姆的请求。