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Meaning of 直

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