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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

单刀直入 [dāndāozhírù]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] come straight to the point; speak out without beating about the bush
    单刀直入地问他到底要干什么。
    I asked him point-blank what he wanted to do.
    他说话喜欢单刀直入,不绕弯子。
    He likes to come straight to the point without beating about the bush.
    单刀直入,问了教授一个尖锐的问题。
    我喜欢说话单刀直入的人。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

单刀直入 [dāndāozhírù]
  1. 1. 原比喻认定目标,勇猛直进。今多比喻说话直截了当,不转弯抹角。

Examples

单刀直入地问他到底要干什么。
I asked him point-blank what he wanted to do. 单刀直入
他说话喜欢单刀直入,不绕弯子。
He likes to come straight to the point without beating about the bush. 单刀直入
单刀直入,问了教授一个尖锐的问题。 单刀直入
我喜欢说话单刀直入的人。 单刀直入
to approach a sales prospect cold turkey
单刀直入地探讨销售前景 cold turkey

Word Decomposition


[dān]
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[dāo]
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[zhí]
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[rù]

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