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直率 (zhí shuài) — frank; candid; straightforward

Definition

Describes a person (or their speech/性格) who says exactly what they think, without softening or hiding their opinion. Positive, warm sense — about honesty in tone, not blunt rudeness.

adjective
frankcandidstraightforward

Examples

  • 直率，。
    Tā hěn zhí shuài, yǒu shén me shuō shén me.
    He is very frank and says whatever is on his mind.
  • 直率。
    Wǒ xǐ huan tā de zhí shuài xìng gé.
    I like her straightforward personality.
  • 直率，。
    Tā shuō huà hěn zhí shuài, cóng bù guǎi wān mò jiǎo.
    He speaks very candidly and never beats around the bush.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

直zhístraightforward
率lǜfrank

直率 combines 直, straightforward, and 率, frank; both point to an open, candid manner.

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.

Open 直 →

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

率 was drawn as a bird-catching net, with a stick above and below. In the form described, the lower horizontal stroke is missing, so the whole shape represents a rope.

Open 率 →
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