率直

shuàizhí

adjective #36,323

Meanings

Tā xìnggé shuàizhí, cóng bù shuō jiǎhuà.

She has a frank personality and never tells lies.

Wǒ xǐhuan tā shuàizhí de wéirén.

I like the way he carries himself—straightforward.

mistakes

率 has two readings: shuài 'lead, frank' as here, but lǜ in words like 效率 'efficiency'. Don't say lǜzhí.

usage

Compliments rather than criticizes — frames bluntness as honesty. Compare 直率 (zhíshuài), the same morphemes reversed and equally common.

率 lǜ

直 zhí