直

zhí

Definitions

1. straight
2. to straighten
3. fair and reasonable
4. frank
5. straightforward
6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
7. vertical
8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Example Sentences

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直 走。

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Words Containing 直

• 一直 yī zhí: straight (in a straight line)
• 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián: to advance bravely
• 垂直 chuí zhí: perpendicular; vertical
• 正直 zhèng zhí: upright
• 理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng: to have the courage of one's convictions
• 直到 zhí dào: until
• 直升机 zhí shēng jī: helicopter
• 直奔 zhí bèn: to go straight to
• 直径 zhí jìng: diameter
• 直接 zhí jiē: direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
• 直播 zhí bō: (TV, radio) to broadcast live
• 直线 zhí xiàn: straight line
• 直至 zhí zhì: lasting until
• 直视 zhí shì: to look straight at
• 直觉 zhí jué: intuition
• 直观 zhí guān: direct observation
• 直达 zhí dá: to reach (a place) directly
• 简直 jiǎn zhí: simply; really
• 耿直 gěng zhí: honest
• 一往直前 yī wǎng zhí qián: see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
• 一直以来 yī zhí yǐ lái: in the past always
• 一直往前 yī zhí wǎng qián: straight ahead
• 中央直辖市 zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì: municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
• 亢直 kàng zhí: upright and unyielding (literary)
• 以直报怨，以德报德 yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé: to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
• 任直 rèn zhí: Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)
• 伸直 shēn zhí: to straighten
• 僵直 jiāng zhí: stiff
• 刚直 gāng zhí: upright and outspoken
• 劲直 jìng zhí: strong and upright
• 口嫌体正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí: your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
• 口嫌体直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí: your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí])
• 口快心直 kǒu kuài xīn zhí: see 心直口快[xīn zhí kǒu kuài]
• 单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù: to get straight to the point (idiom)
• 嘴快心直 zuǐ kuài xīn zhí: outspoken and frank (idiom)
• 嘴直 zuǐ zhí: straight shooter
• 垂直和短距起落飞机 chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī: vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
• 垂直尾翼 chuí zhí wěi yì: (aviation) tailfin
• 垂直线 chuí zhí xiàn: vertical line
• 垂直起落飞机 chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī: vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
• 垂直轴 chuí zhí zhóu: vertical shaft
• 外商直接投资 wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī: overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
• 奋起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī: to catch up vigorously
• 定直线 dìng zhí xiàn: directrix of a parabola
• 平直 píng zhí: smooth
• 廉直 lián zhí: upright and honest
• 弄直 nòng zhí: to straighten
• 强直性脊柱炎 qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán: ankylosing spondylitis
• 径情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì: to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
• 径直 jìng zhí: directly
• 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài: frank and outspoken (idiom)
• 心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài: frank and outspoken
• 急转直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià: to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
• 意大利直面 yì dà lì zhí miàn: spaghetti
• 憨直 hān zhí: honest and straightforward
• 扯直 chě zhí: to straighten (by pulling or stretching)
• 扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng: to skyrocket
• 抗直 kàng zhí: unyielding
• 拙直 zhuō zhí: simple and frank
• 挺直 tǐng zhí: upright; erect
• 掰直 bāi zhí: to straighten
• 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí: lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
• 曲直 qū zhí: lit. crooked and straight
• 李直夫 lǐ zhí fū: Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] style
• 东直门 dōng zhí mén: Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
• 横直 héng zhí: (colloquial) whatever
• 横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng: (idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
• 母子垂直感染 mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn: mother-to-infant transmission
• 照直 zhào zhí: directly
• 爽直 shuǎng zhí: straightforward
• 率直 shuài zhí: frank
• 现场直播 xiàn chǎng zhí bō: on-the-spot live broadcast
• 异面直线 yì miàn zhí xiàn: (math.) skew lines
• 发直 fā zhí: to stare
• 直上云霄 zhí shàng yún xiāo: to soar into the sky
• 直来直去 zhí lái zhí qù: going directly (without detour)
• 直来直往 zhí lái zhí wǎng: blunt
• 直系军阀 zhí xì jūn fá: the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
• 直到现在 zhí dào xiàn zài: even now
• 直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu: (of one's gaze) fixed
• 直升机坪 zhí shēng jī píng: helipad
• 直升飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī: see 直升機|直升机[zhí shēng jī]
• 直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng: (idiom) to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)
• 直尺 zhí chǐ: straight ruler
• 直属 zhí shǔ: directly subordinate
• 直布罗陀 zhí bù luó tuó: Gibraltar
• 直布罗陀海峡 zhí bù luó tuó hǎi xiá: Strait of Gibraltar
• 直幅 zhí fú: vertical scroll
• 直待 zhí dài: to wait until
• 直情径行 zhí qíng jìng xíng: straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
• 直感 zhí gǎn: intuition
• 直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng: staring blankly
• 直截 zhí jié: straightforward
• 直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng: direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
• 直抒胸臆 zhí shū xiōng yì: to speak one's mind
• 直捷 zhí jié: straightforward
• 直掇 zhí duō: a kind of a robe
• 直排 zhí pái: vertical setting (printing)
• 直接了当 zhí jiē liǎo dàng: see 直截了當|直截了当[zhí jié liǎo dàng]
• 直接数据 zhí jiē shù jù: data-direct (in LAN emulation)
• 直接税 zhí jiē shuì: direct tax
• 直接竞争 zhí jiē jìng zhēng: direct competitor
• 直接宾语 zhí jiē bīn yǔ: direct object (grammar)
• 直接选举 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ: direct election
• 直捣 zhí dǎo: to storm
• 直捣黄龙 zhí dǎo huáng lóng: lit. to directly attack Huanglong
• 直撅撅 zhí juē juē: completely straight
• 直播带货 zhí bō dài huò: (neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase
• 直敪 zhí duō: a kind of a robe
• 直方图 zhí fāng tú: histogram
• 直书 zhí shū: to record faithfully
• 直根 zhí gēn: taproot (main root growing vertically down)
• 直僵 zhí jiāng: rigid
• 直流 zhí liú: to flow steadily
• 直流电 zhí liú diàn: direct current
• 直溜溜 zhí liū liū: straight as an arrow
• 直爽 zhí shuǎng: straightforward
• 直率 zhí shuài: candid
• 直男 zhí nán: straight guy
• 直男癌 zhí nán ái: (slang) male chauvinism
• 直白 zhí bái: to speak frankly
• 直皖战争 zhí wǎn zhàn zhēng: war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
• 直眉瞪眼 zhí méi dèng yǎn: to stare angrily or vacantly
• 直瞪瞪 zhí dèng dèng: to stare blankly
• 直积 zhí jī: direct product (in set theory)
• 直立 zhí lì: erect
• 直立人 zhí lì rén: Homo erectus
• 直笔 zhí bǐ: a straightforward honest account
• 直系 zhí xì: directly related
• 直系祖先 zhí xì zǔ xiān: direct ancestor
• 直系血亲 zhí xì xuè qìng: direct descendant
• 直系亲属 zhí xì qīn shǔ: next of kin
• 直线加速器 zhí xiàn jiā sù qì: linear accelerator
• 直线性加速器 zhí xiàn xìng jiā sù qì: linear accelerator
• 直翅目 zhí chì mù: Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
• 直肠 zhí cháng: rectum (anatomy)
• 直肠子 zhí cháng zi: (coll.) forthright person
• 直肠直肚 zhí cháng zhí dù: frank and outspoken (idiom)
• 直肠镜 zhí cháng jìng: proctoscope (medicine)
• 直航 zhí háng: to fly or sail direct (to ...)
• 直落布兰雅 zhí luò bù lán yǎ: Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
• 直行 zhí xíng: to go straight
• 直裰 zhí duō: everyday robe worn at home in ancient times
• 直觉性 zhí jué xìng: intuitiveness
• 直角 zhí jiǎo: a right angle
• 直角三角形 zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng: right-angled triangle
• 直角器 zhí jiǎo qì: a set square (carpenter's tool)
• 直角尺 zhí jiǎo chǐ: a set square (carpenter's tool)
• 直角坐标 zhí jiǎo zuò biāo: rectangular coordinates
• 直言 zhí yán: to speak forthrightly
• 直言不讳 zhí yán bù huì: to speak bluntly (idiom)
• 直言命题 zhí yán mìng tí: categorical proposition (logic)
• 直言无讳 zhí yán wú huì: to speak one's mind
• 直话 zhí huà: straight talk
• 直谏 zhí jiàn: to admonish sb frankly
• 直译 zhí yì: literal translation
• 直译器 zhí yì qì: interpreter (computing)
• 直辖 zhí xiá: to govern directly
• 直辖市 zhí xiá shì: municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
• 直通 zhí tōng: to lead directly to
• 直通火车 zhí tōng huǒ chē: through train
• 直通车 zhí tōng chē: \through train\ (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
• 直道而行 zhí dào ér xíng: lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
• 直达列车 zhí dá liè chē: through train
• 直达航班 zhí dá háng bān: direct flight
• 直达车 zhí dá chē: through train (or bus)
• 直选 zhí xuǎn: direct election
• 直销 zhí xiāo: to sell directly
• 直陈 zhí chén: to say straight out
• 直隶 zhí lì: Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong
• 直面 zhí miàn: to face (reality, danger etc)
• 直顺 zhí shùn: straight and smooth (hair etc)
• 直飞 zhí fēi: to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)
• 直馏 zhí liú: direct distillation
• 直发 zhí fà: straight hair
• 直发器 zhí fà qì: hair straightener
• 直发板 zhí fà bǎn: see 直髮器|直发器[zhí fà qì]
• 省直管县 shěng zhí guǎn xiàn: direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
• 矫枉过直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí: see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng]
• 矫直 jiǎo zhí: to straighten
• 矫直机 jiǎo zhí jī: (manufacturing) straightening machine
• 秉笔直书 bǐng bǐ zhí shū: to record faithfully
• 笔直 bǐ zhí: perfectly straight
• 紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo: (bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
• 网络直径 wǎng luò zhí jìng: network diameter
• 纤芯直径 xiān xīn zhí jìng: core diameter (of a fiber)
• 肛门直肠 gāng mén zhí cháng: rectum (anatomy)
• 腹直肌 fù zhí jī: rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)
• 船到桥门自会直 chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí: lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
• 船到桥头自然直 chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí: lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
• 菅直人 jiān zhí rén: KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011
• 西直门 xī zhí mén: Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
• 竖直 shù zhí: vertical
• 质直 zhì zhí: upright
• 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí: everything will turn out all right (idiom)
• 辐射直接效应 fú shè zhí jiē xiào yìng: direct effect of radiation
• 迳直 jìng zhí: straight
• 长驱直入 cháng qū zhí rù: to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
• 青云直上 qīng yún zhí shàng: rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
• 非直接 fēi zhí jiē: indirect