直白 (zhí bái) — frank; straightforward; blunt (of speech, writing, or character)

Definition

Examples

• 他说话很直白，从不拐弯抹角。
  Tā shuō huà hěn zhí bái, cóng bù guǎi wān mò jiǎo.
  He speaks very bluntly and never beats around the bush.
• 这部电影的台词过于直白，不适合孩子看。
  Zhè bù diàn yǐng de tái cí guò yú zhí bái, bú shì hé hái zi kàn.
  The dialogue in this movie is too blunt; it’s not suitable for children.
• 她给了我一个直白的答案，让我无话可说。
  Tā gěi le wǒ yí gè zhí bái de dá àn, ràng wǒ wú huà kě shuō.
  She gave me a straightforward answer that left me with nothing to say.

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