坦诚相见

坦誠相見
tǎnchéng xiāngjiàn
phrase #25,196

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wǒmen yīnggāi tǎnchéng xiāngjiàn, bǎ wèntí shuō qīngchǔ.
We should be frank with each other and make the issues clear.
HSK 7-9
Jīngguò yīfān 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
(open/flat) + (sincere) + (mutual) + (meet/see) = to meet face-to-face with mutual sincerity. The here evokes both meeting and being truly seen.

Stroke Order

tǎn
chéng
xiāng
jiàn