Hanzi

直

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

zhí

Bopomofo

ㄓˊ

Jyutping

zik6

Example sentences

一直 yīzhí
他一直努力學習。
他一直努力学习。

He has been studying hard all along.

以來 / 以来 yǐlái
開學以來，他一直很努力。
开学以来，他一直很努力。

Since the start of school, he has been working very hard.

直 zhí
這條路很直。
这条路很直。

This road is very straight.

滴 dī
汗水直往下滴。

Sweat dripped straight down.

直接 zhíjiē
請直接告訴我。
请直接告诉我。

Please tell me directly.

直轄市 / 直辖市 zhíxiáshì
這座城市是中央政府直接管轄的直轄市。
这座城市是中央政府直接管辖的直辖市。

This city is a municipality directly administered by the central government.

正直 zhèngzhí
他是一個正直的人，從不說謊。
他是一个正直的人，从不说谎。

He is an honest person and never lies.

教養 / 教养 jiàoyǎng
在父母的細心教養下，他成長為一個正直的人。
在父母的细心教养下，他成长为一个正直的人。

Under the careful upbringing of his parents, he grew up to be an upright person.

直視 / 直视 zhíshì
勇敢的人會直視自己的恐懼。
勇敢的人会直视自己的恐惧。

Brave people will face their fears directly.

慘 / 惨 cǎn
那場車禍現場非常慘，讓人不忍直視。
那场车祸现场非常惨，让人不忍直视。

The scene of that car accident was very tragic, making it hard to look at.

Example Vocabulary

一直

yi1'zhi2

always; all along; straight

直

zhi2

straight; direct

直接

zhi2'jie1

direct; directly

直播

zhi2'bo4

正直

zheng4'zhi2

honest; upright

直綫

直視

zhi2'shi4

to look straight at; to face squarely

直覺

zhi2'jue2

intuition; hunch; instinct

直達

zhi2'da2

non-stop; direct; through

剛直

gang1'zhi2

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