直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  2. straightforward

CHARACTERS

直 zhí
HSK 3
straight, erect, vertical
截 jié
HSK 6
cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
当 dàng
HSK 3
bear, accept, undertake; just