直 zhí

straight, erect, vertical

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DEFINITIONS

  • straight, erect, vertical
  • surname Zhi
  • Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  • straight
  • to straighten
  • fair and reasonable
  • frank
  • straightforward
  • (indicates continuing motion or action)
  • vertical
  • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

STROKES

直 stroke order diagram
直 stroke order animation

WORDS

一直 yī zhí
HSK 3
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along
直接 zhí jiē
HSK 4
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
简直 jiǎn zhí
HSK 5
simply; at all; practically
直播 zhí bō
HSK 6
live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding
垂直 chuí zhí
HSK 6
perpendicular; vertical
直径 zhí jìng
HSK 6
diameter
理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
HSK 6
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful
直到 zhí dào until
直升机 zhí shēng jī helicopter; CL:架[jia4]
直觉 zhí jué intuition
正直 zhèng zhí upright; upstanding; honest
直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly
直线 zhí xiàn straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
直升飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī see 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1]
直至 zhí zhì lasting until; up till (the present)
直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to; to make a beeline for
直视 zhí shì to look straight at
直面 zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc)
径直 jìng zhí directly
直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
直达 zhí dá to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train"); nonstop
勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely
伸直 shēn zhí to straighten; to stretch out
笔直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright
直率 zhí shuài candid; frank
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