Chinese Word: 直 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

直HSK 5

Pinyin: zhí

English Definition: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Chinese Definition:
①不弯曲：直线。直角。直径。直立。直截了当。直觉。直观。
②把弯曲的伸开：直起腰来。
③公正合理：是非曲直。理直气壮。耿直。正直。
④爽快，坦率：直爽。直率(shuài)。直谏。直诚。直言不讳。
⑤一个劲儿地，连续不断：一直走。直哭。
⑥竖，与“横”相对：不要横着写，要直着写。
⑦汉字笔形之一，自上至下。
⑧姓氏。

Antonyms: 曲弯屈

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 目

Ideographic: To look someone in the eye 目

Character Formation:

⿳ Above to middle and below
- 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone

Similar Characters: 亯宣

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Example Words

一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along	HSK 3
直接	zhí jiē	direct (opposite: indirect 间接 ); immediate; straightforward	HSK 4
直到	zhí dào	until	HSK 5
简直	jiǎn zhí	simply; at all; practically	HSK 5
直辖市	zhí xiá shì	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

More: 直* | *直 | *直*

Example Sentences

1		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 zhí miàn 直面 wèn tí 问题。 We need to face the issue directly
2		tā 她 zhí gōu gōu 直勾勾 de 地 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我。 She stared at me straight in the eye
3		shēng chǎn 生产 chéng běn 成本 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 shàng shēng 上升。 The production cost has been constantly rising.
4		tā men 他们 de 的 guān xi 关系 yì zhí 一直 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 Their relationship has always been very tense.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 nǔ lì 努力， yì zhí 一直 zài 在 jìn bù 进步。 He works hard and keeps progressing.

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1		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 zhí miàn 直面 wèn tí 问题。 We need to face the issue directly
2		tā 她 zhí gōu gōu 直勾勾 de 地 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我。 She stared at me straight in the eye
3		shēng chǎn 生产 chéng běn 成本 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 shàng shēng 上升。 The production cost has been constantly rising.
4		tā men 他们 de 的 guān xi 关系 yì zhí 一直 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 Their relationship has always been very tense.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 nǔ lì 努力， yì zhí 一直 zài 在 jìn bù 进步。 He works hard and keeps progressing.

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