Dictionary › 直捷了当

直捷了当

zhí jié liǎo dàng

4-character word Traditional 直捷了當

What 直捷了当 means

1. variant of {直截了当|zhí jié liǎo dàng}

The characters in 直捷了当

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)

Sounds the same

Read zhí jié liǎo dàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 直截了当direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhí jié liǎo dàng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.