"Candid" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 干脆 | gān cuì | candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well |   |
| 坦诚 | tǎn chéng | candid / frank / plain dealing | |
| 爽朗 | shuǎng lǎng | clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open | |
| 直率 | zhí shuài | candid / frank | |
| 率真 | shuài zhēn | frank and sincere / candid | |
| 耿直 | gěng zhí | honest / frank / candid | |
| 实拍 | shí pāi | candid photograph / genuine photograph (not set up or doctored) | |
| 光明磊落 | guāng míng lěi luò | open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright | |
| 胸无城府 | xiōng wú chéng fǔ | open and candid (idiom) / not hiding anything / ingenuous | |
| 胸无宿物 | xiōng wú sù wù | open and candid (idiom) / not hiding anything / ingenuous | |
| 襟怀坦白 | jīn huái tǎn bái | open and candid (idiom) / not hiding anything / ingenuous / openhearted / unselfish / magnanimous / broad-minded | |
| 骨鲠之臣 | gǔ gěng zhī chén | lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom) / fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism | |
| 胸怀坦荡 | xiōng huái tǎn dàng | open and candid (idiom) / not hiding anything / ingenuous / openhearted / unselfish / magnanimous / broad-minded | |
| 开诚相见 | kāi chéng xiāng jiàn | candid and open (idiom) | |
| 骨鲠 | gǔ gěng | fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker | |
