单刀直入 (dān dāo zhí rù) — (idiom) to get straight to the point; to speak…

Definition

Idiom meaning 'go straight to the point' with no beating around the bush. Pairs naturally with 地 to modify a verb (单刀直入地说).

idiom

to get straight to the pointto speak directly and without evasion

单刀直入。
Tā dān dāo zhí rù dì zhǐ chū le wèn tí de guān jiàn.
He got straight to the point and pointed out the crux of the problem.
，单刀直入，。
Zài huì yì shàng, fā yán zhě dān dāo zhí rù, xiào lǜ hěn gāo.
At the meeting, the speaker went straight to the point, which was very efficient.
，单刀直入。
Wǒ bù xǐ huan rào quān zi, xǐ huan dān dāo zhí rù dì gōu tōng.
I don't like beating around the bush; I prefer to communicate directly.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

单刀single blade

偏正Modifier + head

直入enter straight

偏正Modifier + head

单刀 and 直入 picture a single blade entering straight in, so the sense is getting right to the point.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 單; 单 is its simplified writing.

The form 單 originally pictured a Y-shaped wooden stick with two stones on top.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form of 直 pairs 目, an eye, with an unclear stroke 丨.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.