直截了當

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward

Characters and words in 直截了當

surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: someone straight edge. James II of England (zh) decided to go straight edge (直) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and he also decided that this means he won't listen to music anymore. The Eye of Providence (目) promptly plays some music on its flute (一) to tease him, whereupon the James II of England defends himself by holding up a cross (十).
straightforward
to cut off (a length) / to stop / to intercept / section / chunk / length

= 𢦏 + : The sparrow (隹) accidentally cut off (截) part of his wing. Joan of Arc (ji) helps him by sewing (𢦏) his wing back on in the elevator's kitchen (e2).
le = l + e5
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) has completed (了) his preparations to fight the world. There he stands ready, on top of the Elevator (e5), with a sickle (乛) and a crowbar (亅) in his hands.
to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

= + : Mnemonic symbol from "to finish" and the shape of the character: a prize cup.

Li Qingzhao (li) is responsible for manufacturing a prize cup (了). She only needs to add a poetic engraving. Unfortunately, she suffers from a writer's block. In the aorta's living room (ao3), someone left a cryptic message engraved on the walls using a sickle (乛), which is still lying on the floor. Being an accomplished poet Li Qingzhao is able to understand the message clearly (了), realizes its poetic potential and starts to engrave it on the prize cup using a crowbar (亅).
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
frank / outspoken / ready / settled / in order / (old) to deal with / to handle
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at

= + : This character looks like an angry pitbull. 小 forms the eyes and maybe nose, and 彐 are the dangerous teeth.

= + : Don Quixote opposes a dangerous pit bull in front of the anglepod, and he tries to calm him down with a daisy.
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)

Words with 直截了當

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