率直 (shuài zhí) — straightforward, blunt, candid
Definition
率直 describes a person's character or attitude as frank and direct — saying what they think without softening it, often with a blunt edge. Carries a more personal, character-trait feel than purely neutral 'direct'.
adjective
straightforwardbluntcandid
Examples
- 率直，。Tā xìng gé shuài zhí, shuō huà cóng bù guǎi wān.He is straightforward and never beats around the bush when speaking.
- 率直，。Wǒ xǐ huan tā shuài zhí de tài dù, yǒu shén me shuō shén me.I like her candid attitude — she says whatever she thinks.
- 率直，。Suī rán tā de huà hěn shuài zhí, dàn dōu shì wèi le wǒ hǎo.Although his words were blunt, they were all for my own good.
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