直爽 (zhí shuǎng) — candid, forthright (of a person's character or speech)

Definition

adjective
candidforthright (of a person's character or speech)

Examples

  • 直爽,。
    Tā zhè ge rén hěn zhí shuǎng, yǒu shén me shuō shén me.
    He is very forthright — says whatever's on his mind.
  • 直爽。
    Wǒ xīn shǎng tā zhí shuǎng de xìng gé.
    I admire her candid personality.
  • 直爽,。
    Suī rán tā hěn zhí shuǎng, dàn bìng bù cū lǔ.
    Although he is forthright, he is not rude.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

直zhístraightforward

直 suggests straightforwardness and 爽 suggests openness, together giving a candid personality.

Characters in this word

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.

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

爽 is written by combining 大 and 㸚 to mean bright.

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