直心肠

直心腸

zhíxīncháng

phrase

Meanings

1 straightforward and candid; a person with a plain, honest nature

Characters

intestines; gut

Examples

HSK 1

她是个直心肠，想什么就说什么。

Tā shì ge zhíxīncháng, xiǎng shénme jiù shuō shénme.

She's a straightforward type - whatever she thinks, she says.

HSK 7-9

直心肠的人虽然容易得罪人，但没什么坏心。

Zhíxīncháng de rén suīrán róngyì dézuì rén, dàn méishénme huài xīn.

Straight-shooters may offend people, but they mean no harm.

Tips

usage

Generally affectionate. A 直心肠 doesn't scheme, though they might blurt out awkward truths. Compare 心直口快 (same idea, more common in modern speech) and 直肠子 (colloquial variant).

Stroke Order

直 zhí

心 xīn

肠 cháng