平铺直叙
píng​pū​zhí​xù

to tell simply

  • created sense approved 平铺直叙/平鋪直敘 · píng​pū​zhí​xù · to tell simply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平铺直叙 / 平鋪直敘

    píng​pū​zhí​xù

    to tell simply

    to narrate in a plain, straightforward, and unaffected manner without excessive embellishment

    平铺 (literal) → 平铺/平鋪 · píng​pū · to spread out 直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 平铺直叙/平鋪直敘 · píng​pū​zhí​xù · to be dull — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平铺直叙 / 平鋪直敘

    píng​pū​zhí​xù

    to be dull

    to recount events in a flat, colorless, or pedestrian style, lacking variety or peaks of interest

    平铺 (literal) → 平铺/平鋪 · píng​pū · to spread out 直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · directly 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense