WordTaiwan frequency #19,752
直截了當
ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ
“straightforward and to the point; direct and unambiguous in speech or action”
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直
ㄓˊ
Straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; vertical; continuing motion or action; but; only; however.
截
ㄐㄧㄝˊ
to cut off; to intercept; to stop; a section or chunk; classifier for sections or segments.
了
˙ㄌㄜ
Particle indicating completed action or change of state; to finish; to understand; completely; to become clear.
當
ㄉㄤ
to hold a position or office; to manage or be in charge; to bear or undertake; to be suitable or appropriate; to face or confront; to be on duty
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 當時ㄉㄤ ㄕˊat that time; then; immediately; right then; back then; at the moment; instantly
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 除了ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜapart from; besides; in addition to; used to exclude or include; introduces one of two alternatives (either A or B).
- 當然ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊas it should be; of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt; used to express agreement or obviousness.
- 相當ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤfairly; quite; considerably; to a certain extent; equivalent to; appropriate; suitable
- 了解to understand; to grasp the meaning or nature of something; to find out; to investigate or inquire into a situation
- 直接ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝdirect; immediate; straightforward; without intermediaries; not indirect
- 當地ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋlocal; of or relating to a specific place or area; on the floor or ground indoors.
- 直到ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋup to a certain point in time; until.
- 當年ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊin those days; back then; in the past; that very same year; in one's prime
- 當中ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in the middle; in the center; within a group or between others
- 當天ㄉㄤ ㄊㄧㄢon that day; the same day; that very day.