直截了当

直截了當

zhíjié-liǎodàng

idiom #14,061

Meanings

1 direct and plainspoken; blunt
2 straightforward; to the point

Characters

straight; direct

to cut off; to sever

proper; appropriate

Examples

他说话很直截了当,从不绕弯子。

Tā shuōhuà hěn zhíjié-liǎodàng, cóngbù ràowānzi.

He speaks very directly and never beats around the bush.

直截了当地告诉我,你到底想要什么。

Zhíjié-liǎodàng de gàosu wǒ, nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng yào shénme.

Tell me straight - what exactly do you want?

Tips

mistakes

The second character is 截 (to cut off), not 接 (to connect). A common misspelling is 直接了当 - while 直接 is a word, the correct idiom uses 截.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

截 jié

了 le

当 dāng