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Information of 直

Pinyin zhí

Radical

目

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

straight / vertical / frank / directly / straightly / upright

直 [zhí] 形 1. 不弯曲 (Straight) 2. 把弯曲的伸开 (To straighten something that is bent) 3. 公正合理 (Honest; fair; impartial) 4. 爽快，坦率 (Frank; straightforward) 5. 一个劲儿地，连续不断 (Continuously; non-stop) 6. 竖，与“横”相对 (Vertical; as opposed to horizontal) 7. 汉字笔形之一，自上至下 (One of the strokes in Chinese characters, from top to bottom) 8. 姓 (A surname) 直 [zhí] 副 1. 径直，一直 (Directly; in a straight line) 2. 故意 (Intentionally) 3. 竟然 (Unexpectedly) 4. 只;仅仅 (Only; merely) 5. 简直 (Absolutely; literally) 6. 通“特”。单单，单独 (Used interchangeably with "te", meaning alone or solely) 直 [zhí] 动 1. 伸直;挺直 (To straighten up; to stand up straight) 2. 伸雪 ([En.] redress (an injustice)) 3. 面对着，当 (To confront; face) 4. 遇，碰上 (To meet; to bump into) 5. 当值，轮值，轮班 (To take turns; to be on duty) 6. 担任 (To undertake; to assume office) 7. 价值相当于 (To be worth) 直 [zhí] 名 1. 价值;代价 (Value; worth) 2. 工钱 (Pay; salary) 3. 即使 (Even; even if) 直 [zhí] 介当…时候 (As; at that time) 直 [zhí] 形 1. 不弯曲，与“枉”、“曲”相对 (Unbending; opposite of "bent") 引 1. 《说文》：直，正见也。 ("Shuowen": Straight, is a correct view.) 2. 《荀子·劝学》：木直中绳，輮以为轮，其曲中规。 (From “Xunzi”: When wood is straight and marked by a string, it can be made into a wheel, using its curves to define the hem.) 3. 《左传·襄公七年》：正直为正，正曲为直。 (From “Zuo Zhuan”: What is upright is correct; bending is not.) 4. 《书》：木曰曲直。 (From “Book”: Wood is referred to as crooked or straight.) 5. 《易·说卦》：巽为绳直。 (From "I Ching": "Xun" represents a straight string.) 6. 《礼记·月令》：先定准直。 (From "The Book of Rites": First, determine straightness.) 7. 吴均《与朱元思书》：争高直指。 (Wu Jun in his letter to Zhu Yuansi: Contesting to point straightly up.) 8. 宋· 周敦颐《爱莲说》：中通外直。 (Song - Zhou Dunyi: The lotus is straight within and without.) 9. 清· 龚自珍《病梅馆记》：梅以曲为美，直则无姿。 (Qing - Gong Zizhen: The beauty of the plum is in its curves; straightness lacks grace.) 例 1. 又如: 直线;直路;笔直 (For example: Straight line; straight road; straightness in writing.) 2. 直凳;直缪;直落直挺 (A straight chair; direct misunderstandings; straight ascent.) 3. 直道;直言正色 (A straight road; straightforward speech; serious demeanor.) 4. 直言;直质 (Straight talk; simple quality.) 5. 直心眼 (An upright person; a straightforward heart.) 补充直可以表示冲直，也可以是笔直而没有弯折的形态，代表的特征是具有正直和公正的意思。

平铺直叙 píng pū zhí xù

tell in a simple, straightforward way / narrate factually and unimaginatively / plain and ungarnished / speak or write in a dull, flat style

垂直 chuí zhí

perpendicular / vertical

垂直带 chuí zhí dài

Vertical band

垂直扫描频率 chuí zhí sǎo miáo pín lǜ

Vertical scan frequency

理直气壮 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

直奔 zhí bèn

to go straight to / to make a beeline for

勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián

to advance bravely

直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu

with fixed eyes

直升机 zhí shēng jī

helicopter / CL:架[jia4]

直属 zhí shǔ

directly subordinate

直布罗陀海峡 Zhí bù luó tuó Hǎi xiá

Strait of Gibraltar

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 / province level city / also called directly governed city

直径 zhí jìng

diameter

径直 jìng zhí

directly

直刺 zhí cì

straight gear

戆直 gàng zhí

simple and honest

直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng

staring blankly

憨直 hān zhí

honest and straightforward

直接 zhí jiē

direct / opposite: indirect 間接|间接 / immediate / directly / straightforward

直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward

扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng

to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career

直抒胸臆 zhí shū xiōng yì

to speak one's mind

直抵 zhí dǐ

Straight to

挺直 tǐng zhí

straight and upright

直挺挺 zhí tǐng tǐng

straight / stiff / bolt upright

直捣 zhí dǎo

to storm / to attack directly

直捣黄龙 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng

lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

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

直播 zhí bō

live broadcast (not recorded) / direct Internet broadcasting / (agriculture) direct seeding

僵直 jiāng zhí

stiff / rigid / inflexible