直言不讳 zhí yán bù huì

to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 27539th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to speak bluntly (idiom)
  2. 2. not to mince words

Characters

Character Meaning
直 zhí HSK 3
straight; vertical; straightforward
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
讳 huì HSK 6
to avoid mentioning; taboo word