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坦率

tǎn shuài · tan shuai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. frank (discussion)
  2. blunt
  3. open
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In a conversation

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An honest cup of tea

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)这杯(zhèbēi)茶(chá)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    What do you think of this tea?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)我(wǒ)坦率(tǎnshuài)点(diǎn)说(shuō)吗(ma)？有点(yǒudiǎn)苦(kǔ)。

    Do you want me to be frank? It is a bit bitter.

  3. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)这么(zhème)坦率(tǎnshuài)。

    Thanks for being so frank.

  4. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)这个(zhège)人(rén)就是(jiùshì)坦率(tǎnshuài)。

    No problem, I'm just a frank person.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)坦率(tǎnshuài)点(diǎn)，这(zhè)是(shì)你(nǐ)泡(pào)的(de)茶(chá)。

    Then I'll be frank too: this is the tea you made.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)是(shì)个(gè)很(hěn)坦(tǎn)率(shuài)的(de)人(rén)。

She has a very open personality.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)进(jìn)行(xíng)了(le)一(yí)次(cì)坦(tǎn)率(shuài)的(de)交(jiāo)谈(tán)。

We had a frank conversation.

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