打开天窗说亮话 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà

not to mince words; not to beat about the bush

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not to mince words
  2. 2. not to beat about the bush

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
窗 chuāng HSK 4
window; shutter; variant of 窗chuāng
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
亮 liàng HSK 1
bright; clear; to shine
话 huà HSK 1
speech; talk; conversation