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

WORDS

橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently
母子垂直感染 mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn mother-to-infant transmission
现场直播 xiàn chǎng zhí bō on-the-spot live broadcast
現場直播 xiàn chǎng zhí bō on-the-spot live broadcast
理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng 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
异面直线 yì miàn zhí xiàn (math.) skew lines
異面直線 yì miàn zhí xiàn (math.) skew lines
发直 fā zhí to stare; to look blank; to be fixed (of eyes)
發直 fā zhí to stare; to look blank; to be fixed (of eyes)
直上云霄 zhí shàng yún xiāo to soar into the sky
直上雲霄 zhí shàng yún xiāo to soar into the sky
直來直去 zhí lái zhí qù going directly (without detour); (fig.) direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
直来直往 zhí lái zhí wǎng blunt; outspoken
直來直往 zhí lái zhí wǎng blunt; outspoken
直系军阀 zhí xì jūn fá the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
直係軍閥 zhí xì jūn fá the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
直到现在 zhí dào xiàn zài even now; until now; right up to the present
直到現在 zhí dào xiàn zài even now; until now; right up to the present
直升機 zhí shēng jī helicopter; CL:架[jia4]
直升机坪 zhí shēng jī píng helipad
直升機坪 zhí shēng jī píng helipad
直升飛機 zhí shēng fēi jī see 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1]
直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng to address sb directly by name (idiom); to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直屬 zhí shǔ directly subordinate
直布羅陀 zhí bù luó tuó Gibraltar
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