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直言

zhí yán

2-character word

What 直言 means

1. to speak forthrightly
2. to talk bluntly

The characters in 直言

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 恕我直言：你犯了一个错。
  Shù wǒ zhíyán: nǐ fàn le yī gè cuò.
  Forgive me for being frank. You have erred.
• 恕我直言，你去年不也这幺说过？
  Not to be rude, but didn't you say that last year?

Words starting with 直言

• 直言不讳zhí yán bù huìto speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
• 直言命题zhí yán mìng tícategorical proposition (logic)
• 直言无隐zhí yán wú yǐnsee 直言不讳
• 直言无讳zhí yán wú huìsee 直言不讳