Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
直接
zhíjiē
Description
"直接"的意思是不通过别的人或东西，自己去做或者面对。
"直接" means to do or face something yourself without going through others or things.
你可以直接给我打电话，不用先发短信。
You can call me directly without sending a text first.
Meanings
直接zhíjiē
direct; directly; without anything in between
我们直接去学校吧。
Let's go straight to school.
直接zhíjiē
straightforward; blunt (in manner or speech)
他说话很直接。
He speaks very directly.
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Notes
- Etymology
直 (straight) + 接 (to connect), together meaning connecting straight without a middleman.
- Nuance
opposite of 间接 (indirect); often used before a verb as an adverb.
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