Character data

HSK 3

FREQUENCY 255th character

RADICAL ⽬ (109.3)

STROKES 8

INDEX # 1011

直 zhí

straight; vertical; straightforward

HSK 3 #255

直 zhí

1. straight
2. vertical
3. straightforward
4. frank
5. fair and reasonable
6. to straighten
7. (indicates continuing motion or action)
8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
9. surname Zhi
10. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝yán dì descended from Shennong 神农shén nóng Farmer God

Word	Meaning
定直線 dìng zhí xiàn	directrix of a parabola
平直 píng zhí	level; smooth
廉直 lián zhí	upright and honest; incorruptible; squeaky clean
弄直 nòng zhí	to straighten
强直性脊柱炎 qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán	ankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
強直性脊柱炎 qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán	ankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
径情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì	to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
徑情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì	to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
徑直 jìng zhí	directly
心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài	to say what one thinks; frank and outspoken
急轉直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià	sudden sharp downturn; quickly get worse
意大利直面 yì dà lì zhí miàn	spaghetti
意大利直麵 yì dà lì zhí miàn	spaghetti
憨直 hān zhí	honest and straightforward
扯直 chě zhí	to straighten (by pulling or stretching)
扶搖直上 fú yáo zhí shàng	to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
抗直 kàng zhí	unyielding
拙直 zhuō zhí	simple and frank
掰直 bāi zhí	to straighten; (slang) to turn a gay person straight
李直夫 lǐ zhí fū	Li Zhifu, Yuan dynasty playwright
东直门 dōng zhí mén	Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
東直門 dōng zhí mén	Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
梗直 gěng zhí	variant of 耿直gěng zhí
横直 héng zhí	(colloquial) whatever; come what may
橫直 héng zhí	(colloquial) whatever; come what may

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