直 zhí

straight, erect, vertical

HSK 3 #255

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

直肠 zhí cháng rectum (anatomy)
直立 zhí lì erect; upright; vertical
直白 zhí bái frank; open; blunt
直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to
横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently
直译 zhí yì literal translation
直系亲属 zhí xì qīn shǔ next of kin; immediate dependant
直话 zhí huà straight talk; straightforward words
急转直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
直布罗陀 zhí bù luó tuó Gibraltar
僵直 jiāng zhí stiff; rigid; inflexible
直流 zhí liú to flow steadily; direct current (DC)
直言不讳 zhí yán bù huì to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
直角 zhí jiǎo a right angle
直系 zhí xì directly related
直观 zhí guān direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu (of one's gaze) fixed; staring
率直 shuài zhí frank; straightforward; blunt
直属 zhí shǔ directly subordinate
直爽 zhí shuǎng straightforward; outspoken
直销 zhí xiāo to sell directly; direct sale (by a factory); direct marketing
长驱直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom); (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth; to flood in
单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù to get straight to the point (idiom)
照直 zhào zhí directly; straight; straight ahead; straightforward
扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
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