Chinese word dictionary

直言不讳

zhí yán bù huì · to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words

Word information

Simplified直言不讳
Traditional直言不諱
Pinyinzhí yán bù huì
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 直言不讳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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