直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng

straightforward; direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14126th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
直 zhí HSK 3
straight; vertical; straightforward
截 jié HSK 6
to cut off (a length); to stop; section
了 liǎo HSK 1
(completed action marker)
当 dàng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should