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平铺直叙

píng pū zhí xù

4-character word Traditional 平鋪直敘

What 平铺直叙 means

1. idiom(neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style

The characters in 平铺直叙

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 铺pūto spread; to display; to set up
• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 叙xùto narrate; to chat

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