開門見山 kāi mén jiàn shān

get straight to the point

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain