坦诚相见

坦誠相見

tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn

phrase #25,196

Meanings

1 to meet with complete sincerity
2 to treat each other with openness and honesty
3 to be fully frank with one another

Characters

candid / frank / flat

sincere / honest

mutual / each other

to meet / to see

Examples

我们应该坦诚相见，把问题说清楚。

Wǒmen yīnggāi tǎnchéng xiāngjiàn, bǎ wèntí shuō qīngchǔ.

We should be frank with each other and make the issues clear.

经过一番坦诚相见，两人终于消除了误会。

Jīngguò yī fān tǎnchéng xiāngjiàn, liǎng rén zhōngyú xiāochú le wùhuì.

After being open and honest with each other, the two finally cleared up the misunderstanding.

Tips

memory

坦 (open/flat) + 诚 (sincere) + 相 (mutual) + 见 (meet/see) = to meet face-to-face with mutual sincerity. The 见 here evokes both meeting and being truly seen.

Stroke Order

坦 tǎn

诚 chéng

相 xiāng

见 jiàn