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直截了当

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Pīnyīn
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direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *直* | 直* | *直
8画
straight, erect, vertical
4071.6
JBMM
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *截* | 截* | *截
14画
cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect
4325.0
JIOG
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *了* | 了* | *了
2画
to finish; particle of completed action
1720.7
NN
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *当* | 当* | *当
6画
bear, accept, undertake; just
9017.7
FSM

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
straightforward
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *截* | 截* | *截
to cut off (a length) / to stop / to intercept / section / chunk / length
  
  le
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
  
  liǎo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / variant of 瞭|了
  
  liǎo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
(bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly
  
  liào
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
unofficial variant of
  
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
   
   dāng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
   
   dāng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
   
   dàng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)