直话

直話
zhíhuà
noun #24,253

Meanings

  1. 1 straight talk
  2. 2 frank words
  3. 3 direct speech

Examples

Wǒ jiù shuō jù zhíhuà, nǐ de jìhuà yǒu hěn dà wèntí.
Let me speak frankly — there are serious problems with your plan.
Tā shì gè zhíhuà zhí shuō de rén, cóng bù guǎiwān mòjiǎo.
He is someone who speaks his mind directly and never beats around the bush.

Tips

usage
Often used in the phrase 直话直说 (zhíhuà zhí shuō) meaning 'to say exactly what one thinks'. Chinese culture can value indirect communication, so 直话直说 can signal refreshing honesty or bluntness depending on context.

Stroke Order

zhí
huà