Definition

Examples

• 他这个人喜欢直话直说，从不拐弯抹角。
  Tā zhège rén xǐhuan zhí huà zhí shuō, cóng bù guǎiwān mòjiǎo.
  He likes to speak frankly and never beats around the bush.
• 虽然直话不好听，但对你很有帮助。
  Suīrán zhí huà bù hǎo tīng, dàn duì nǐ hěn yǒu bāngzhù.
  Although frank words are hard to hear, they are very helpful to you.
• 我们之间可以说直话，不用客气。
  Wǒmen zhījiān kěyǐ shuō zhí huà, búyòng kèqì.
  We can speak frankly between us; no need to be polite.