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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「直接了當」, explained here.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「直接了當」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Describes speaking and doing things directly and straightforwardly, without beating around the bush. Same as “straightforward”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhí jiē le dāng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jik6 jip3 liu5 dong3/dong1

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.