| 1 | 直接 | 直接 | zhí jiē | zhi2 jie1 | direct (opposite: indirect 间接 ); immediate; straightforward | | |
| 2 | 直到 | 直到 | zhí dào | zhi2 dao4 | until | | |
| 3 | 直线 | 直線 | zhí xiàn | zhi2 xian4 | straight line; sharply (rise or fall) | | |
| 4 | 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 | | |
| 5 | 直径 | 直徑 | zhí jìng | zhi2 jing4 | diameter | | |
| 6 | 直觉 | 直覺 | zhí jué | zhi2 jue2 | intuition | | |
| 7 | 直角 | 直角 | zhí jiǎo | zhi2 jiao3 | a right angle | | |
| 8 | 直至 | 直至 | zhí zhì | zhi2 zhi4 | lasting until; up till (the present) | | |
| 9 | 直观 | 直觀 | zhí guān | zhi2 guan1 | direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual | | |
| 10 | 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 | | |
| 11 | 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 | | |
| 12 | 直属 | 直屬 | zhí shǔ | zhi2 shu3 | directly subordinate | | |
| 13 | 直奔 | 直奔 | zhí bèn | zhi2 ben4 | to go straight to; to make a beeline for | | |
| 14 | 直达 | 直達 | zhí dá | zhi2 da2 | to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train"); nonstop | | |
| 15 | 直流 | 直流 | zhí liú | zhi2 liu2 | direct distillation; to flow steadily; direct current (DC) | | |
| 16 | 直待 | 直待 | zhí dài | zhi2 dai4 | to wait until; until | | |
| 17 | 直肠子 | 直腸子 | zhí cháng zi | zhi2 chang2 zi5 | (coll.) forthright person | | |
| 18 | 直陈 | 直陳 | zhí chén | zhi2 chen2 | to say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account; to disclose | | |
| 19 | 直尺 | 直尺 | zhí chǐ | zhi2 chi3 | straight ruler | | |
| 20 | 直肠直肚 | 直腸直肚 | zhí cháng zhí dù | zhi2 chang2 zhi2 du4 | frank and outspoken (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 直布罗陀海峡 | 直布羅陀海峽 | zhí bù luó tuó hǎi xiá | Zhi2 bu4 luo2 tuo2 Hai3 xia2 | Strait of Gibraltar | | |
| 22 | 直播 | 直播 | zhí bō | zhi2 bo1 | live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting; (agriculture) direct seeding | | |
| 23 | 直笔而书 | 直筆而書 | zhí bǐ ér shū | zhi2 bi3 er2 shu1 | to write according to facts (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 直道而行 | 直道而行 | zhí dào ér xíng | zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2 | lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity | | |
| 25 | 直道事人 | 直道事人 | zhí dào shì rén | zhi2 dao4 shi4 ren2 | to serve sb. in a righteous way (idiom) | | |