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直接

zhí jiē · zhi jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. direct (opposite: indirect 間接 / 间接 (jiàn jiē))
  2. immediate
  3. straightforward
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In a conversation

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Too direct

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)这(zhè)顶(dǐng)帽子(màozi)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    What do you think of this hat?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)直接(zhíjiē)的(de)，还是(háishi)好听(hǎotīng)的(de)？

    Do you want the direct answer, or the nice one?

  3. Liangliang

    直接(zhíjiē)的(de)。

    The direct one.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)直接(zhíjiē)说(shuō)了(le)：有点(yǒudiǎn)大(dà)

    Then I will be direct: it is a bit big.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)直接(zhíjiē)！可是(kěshì)这(zhè)顶(dǐng)是(shì)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)

    You are so direct! But this is a gift I bought for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)承(chéng)认(rèn)，我(wǒ)的(de)用(yòng)词(cí)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)直(zhí)接(jiē)。

I admit, my wording is a bit direct.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)问(wèn)题(tí)你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)直(zhí)接(jiē)问(wèn)我(wǒ)，不(bú)用(yòng)客(kè)气(qi)。

If you have questions, you can ask me directly; no need to be polite.

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直
zhí

straight; to straighten

接
jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone)

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