直白 (zhí bái) — to speak frankly; frank; open; blunt | Hanzirama

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直 (zhí) — straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

白 (bái) — white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

Words with Same Characters

白天 (bái tiān) — daytime

白色 (bái sè) — white

明白 (míng bai) — to understand; to realize

一直 (yī zhí) — continuously; always; all the way through

直到 (zhí dào) — until

直接 (zhí jiē) — direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

白酒 (bái jiǔ) — baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

简直 (jiǎn zhí) — simply; really

白 (bái) — white

直 (zhí) — straight

直播 (zhí bō) — (TV, radio) to broadcast live

蛋白质 (dàn bái zhì) — protein

白白 (bái bái) — in vain

垂直 (chuí zhí) — perpendicular; vertical

白领 (bái lǐng) — white-collar

Synonyms

一直 (yī zhí) — continuously; always; all the way through; straight (in a straight line)

径直 (jìng zhí) — directly

直 (zhí) — straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable

直接 (zhí jiē) — direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward

第一手 (dì yī shǒu) — first-hand

Broader Terms

就地 (jiù dì) — locally; on the spot

Example Sentences

那我说的直白一点 — Let me put my cards on the table.

简单直白 — Pure and simple.

你不该说的这么直白 — You shouldn't say that out loud.

让我把话说得直白点吧 — Allow me to be brutally honest with you.

我到监狱跟他直白 — I wanted to divert him. Prison