| 1 | 直接 | 直接 | zhí jiē | zhi2 jie1 | direct (opposite: indirect 间接 ); immediate; straightforward | | |
| 2 | 一直 | 一直 | yī zhí | yi1 zhi2 | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along | | |
| 3 | 直到 | 直到 | zhí dào | zhi2 dao4 | until | | |
| 4 | 直线 | 直線 | zhí xiàn | zhi2 xian4 | straight line; sharply (rise or fall) | | |
| 5 | 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | jian3 zhi2 | simply; at all; practically | | |
| 6 | 直 | 直 | zhí | Zhi2 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Farmer God | | |
| 7 | 垂直 | 垂直 | chuí zhí | chui2 zhi2 | perpendicular; vertical | | |
| 8 | 直径 | 直徑 | zhí jìng | zhi2 jing4 | diameter | | |
| 9 | 直觉 | 直覺 | zhí jué | zhi2 jue2 | intuition | | |
| 10 | 直角 | 直角 | zhí jiǎo | zhi2 jiao3 | a right angle | | |
| 11 | 直至 | 直至 | zhí zhì | zhi2 zhi4 | lasting until; up till (the present) | | |
| 12 | 直观 | 直觀 | zhí guān | zhi2 guan1 | direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual | | |
| 13 | 直立 | 直立 | zhí lì | zhi2 li4 | Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong; erect; upright; vertical | | |
| 14 | 直辖市 | 直轄市 | zhí xiá shì | zhi2 xia2 shi4 | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京 , Tianjin 天津 , Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆 , the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city | | |
| 15 | 直升飞机 | 直升飛機 | zhí shēng fēi jī | zhi2 sheng1 fei1 ji1 | variant of 直升機 |直升机 , helicopter; see 直升机 | | |
| 16 | 正直 | 正直 | zhèng zhí | zheng4 zhi2 | upright; upstanding; honest | | |
| 17 | 直属 | 直屬 | zhí shǔ | zhi2 shu3 | directly subordinate | | |
| 18 | 直奔 | 直奔 | zhí bèn | zhi2 ben4 | to go straight to; to make a beeline for | | |
| 19 | 笔直 | 筆直 | bǐ zhí | bi3 zhi2 | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright | | |
| 20 | 竖直 | 豎直 | shù zhí | shu4 zhi2 | vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old) | | |
| 21 | 直达 | 直達 | zhí dá | zhi2 da2 | to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train"); nonstop | | |
| 22 | 直流 | 直流 | zhí liú | zhi2 liu2 | direct distillation; to flow steadily; direct current (DC) | | |
| 23 | 矫直 | 矯直 | jiǎo zhí | jiao3 zhi2 | to straighten; (fig.) to mend one's ways | | |
| 24 | 矫直机 | 矯直機 | jiǎo zhí jī | jiao3 zhi2 ji1 | (manufacturing) straightening machine; straightener | | |
| 25 | 直待 | 直待 | zhí dài | zhi2 dai4 | to wait until; until | | |