point out bluntly; reveal the truth
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to point out bluntly; to reveal the hidden truth or real situation
neutralOften involves stating something that was tacitly understood but not spoken, usually with a few direct words.
Shì事
qíng情
bù不
bì必
diǎn点
pò破
，
dà大
jiā家
xīn心
zhào照
bù不
xuān宣
suàn算
le了
。
There's no need to spell it out; let's just leave it understood.
Tā他
yī一
jù句
huà话
jiù就
diǎn点
pò破
le了
zhěng整
gè个
piàn骗
jú局
。
With one sentence, he exposed the entire scam.
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Tā她
yī一
zhí直
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
bù不
zhī知
dào道
，
zhí直
dào到
bèi被
péng朋
you友
diǎn点
pò破
。
She had been pretending not to know until her friend bluntly pointed it out.
Lǎo老
shī师
diǎn点
pò破
le了
tā他
de的
xiǎo小
xīn心
si思
。
The teacher saw through his little scheme.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
hěn很
mǐn敏
gǎn感
，
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
qù去
diǎn点
pò破
。
This issue is very sensitive, and no one is willing to bring it up directly.