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

WORDS

定直線 dìng zhí xiàn directrix of a parabola
平直 píng zhí smooth; level
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 frank and outspoken; straight speaking; to say what one thinks
急轉直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
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); to be even (neither side losing out)
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 (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style
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[geng3 zhi2]
横直 héng zhí (colloquial) whatever; come what may
橫直 héng zhí (colloquial) whatever; come what may
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