开门见山

Traditional: 開門見山

kāi mén jiàn shān

Dictionary entry

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

What does 开门见山 mean?

开门见山 (kāi mén jiàn shān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 门Ménsurname Men 见jiànto see · to meet 山Shānsurname Shan

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开门见山

kāi mén jiàn shān

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