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kāi 开 mén 门 jiàn 见 shān 山

开门见山 kāi mén jiàn shān

to get straight to the point

Literally: open door see mountain

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Origin

From Yan Yu's Canglang Shihua (Song dynasty), praising the poet Li Bai for opening his poems directly, like opening a door onto a mountain.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. Often 开门见山地说.

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  1. 我就开门见山地说吧，我想请你帮个忙。
    Wǒ jiù kāi mén jiàn shān de shuō ba, wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng gè máng.
    I'll get straight to the point: I'd like to ask you a favour.
    I then open door see mountain (particle) say (particle), I want ask you help (measure) favour
  2. 写文章最好开门见山，不要说太多没用的话。
    Xiě wénzhāng zuì hǎo kāi mén jiàn shān, bù yào shuō tài duō méi yòng de huà.
    When writing an essay it's best to get straight to the point and not say too many useless things.
    write article best open door see mountain, not want say too many no use (particle) words

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