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 qīngchu.
We should be frank with each other and make the issues clear.
HSK 7-9
Jīngguò yìfān 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
坦 (open/flat) + 诚 (sincere) + 相 (mutual) + 见 (meet/see) = to meet face-to-face with mutual sincerity. The 见 here evokes both meeting and being truly seen.

Stroke Order

坦 tǎn
诚 chéng
相 xiāng
见 jiàn