直
zhí
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
Other reading: Zhí
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
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Characters
Examples
他坐直了。
tā zuò zhí le。
He was sitting up straight.
沿着这条路直走，到第三个红绿灯的地方右转。
yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zhí zǒu， dào dì sān gè hóng lǜ dēng de dì fang yòu zhuǎn。
Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light.
Words with this character
一直 yī zhí straight直接 zhí jiē direct直到 zhí dào until简直 jiǎn zhí simply直播 zhí bō to broadcast live直升机 zhí shēng jī helicopter直至 zhí zhì lasting until直觉 zhí jué intuition直线 zhí xiàn straight line直径 zhí jìng diameter垂直 chuí zhí perpendicular正直 zhèng zhí upright直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to直达 zhí dá to reach directly直视 zhí shì to look straight at勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely直观 zhí guān direct observation理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident耿直 gěng zhí honest直飞 zhí fēi to fly non-stop直角 zhí jiǎo a right angle一直以来 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng to address sb directly by name