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直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
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直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) / immediate / straightforward
直到 zhí dào until
直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
直至 zhí zhì lasting until / up till (the present)
直销 zhí xiāo to sell directly / direct sale (by a factory) / direct marketing
直径 zhí jìng diameter
直线 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
直觉 zhí jué intuition
直流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC)
直观 zhí guān direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
直属 zhí shǔ directly subordinate
直达 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop
直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to / to make a beeline for
直视 zhí shì to look straight at
直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
直面 zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc)
直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to
直立 zhí lì erect / upright / vertical
直飞 zhí fēi to fly non-stop / to fly direct (to ...)
直率 zhí shuài candid / frank
直角 zhí jiǎo a right angle
直航 zhí háng to fly or sail direct (to ...)
直白 zhí bái to speak frankly / frank / open / blunt
直肠 zhí cháng rectum (anatomy)
直发 zhí fà straight hair
直选 zhí xuǎn direct election
直爽 zhí shuǎng straightforward / outspoken
直行 zhí xíng to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right
直系 zhí xì directly related
直隶 Zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
直捣 zhí dǎo to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc) / (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
直译 zhí yì literal translation
直辖 zhí xiá to govern directly
直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler
直笔 zhí bǐ a straightforward honest account
直陈 zhí chén to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose
直待 zhí dài to wait until / until
直笛 zhí dí (Tw) recorder (musical instrument)
直掇 zhí duō a kind of a robe
直敪 zhí duō a kind of a robe
直裰 zhí duō everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars
直幅 zhí fú vertical scroll / (advertising) vertical banner
直感 zhí gǎn intuition / direct feeling or understanding
直根 zhí gēn taproot (main root growing vertically down)
直呼 zhí hū to say straightforwardly
直话 zhí huà straight talk / straightforward words
直积 zhí jī direct product (in set theory)
直谏 zhí jiàn to admonish sb frankly / direct criticism
直僵 zhí jiāng rigid / stiff
直截 zhí jié straightforward
直捷 zhí jié straightforward
直连 zhí lián to connect directly to
直列 zhí liè (of a connector etc) inline
直馏 zhí liú direct distillation
直男 zhí nán straight guy
直排 zhí pái vertical setting (printing)
直球 zhí qiú (baseball) fastball / (fig.) (coll.) direct / frank / upfront / blunt
直书 zhí shū to record faithfully
直顺 zhí shùn straight and smooth (hair etc)
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直辖市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 / and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
直升机 zhí shēng jī helicopter / CL:架[jia4]
直通车 zhí tōng chē "through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
直流电 zhí liú diàn direct current
直达车 zhí dá chē through train (or bus)
直角尺 zhí jiǎo chǐ a set square (carpenter's tool)
直瞪瞪 zhí dèng dèng to stare blankly
直播间 zhí bō jiān studio for live streaming / a live stream
直肠镜 zhí cháng jìng proctoscope (medicine)
直肠子 zhí cháng zi (coll.) forthright person
直插式 zhí chā shì (of a connector etc) inline
直翅目 zhí chì mù Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
直发板 zhí fà bǎn see 直髮器|直发器[zhi2 fa4 qi4]
直方图 zhí fāng tú histogram
直发器 zhí fà qì hair straightener
直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu (of one's gaze) fixed / staring
直角器 zhí jiǎo qì a set square (carpenter's tool)
直脚鞋 zhí jiǎo xié shoe that can be worn on either foot
直接法 zhí jiē fǎ direct method
直接税 zhí jiē shuì direct tax
直撅撅 zhí juē juē completely straight
直觉性 zhí jué xìng intuitiveness
直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng staring blankly
直立人 zhí lì rén Homo erectus
直溜溜 zhí liū liū straight as an arrow
直男癌 zhí nán ái (slang) male chauvinism
直昇機 zhí shēng jī helicopter / also written 直升機|直升机
直昇机 zhí shēng jī helicopter / also written 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1]
直线法 zhí xiàn fǎ linear clearance method / linear method
直线制 zhí xiàn zhì line organization
直译器 zhí yì qì interpreter (computing)
直接投资 zhí jiē tóu zī Foreign
直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom) / blunt / straightforward
直言不讳 zhí yán bù huì to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
直升飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī see 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1]
直系亲属 zhí xì qīn shǔ next of kin / immediate dependant
直接选举 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election
直布罗陀 Zhí bù luó tuó Gibraltar
直道而行 zhí dào ér xíng lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects) / to act with integrity
直捣黄龙 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
直来直去 zhí lái zhí qù going directly (without detour) / (fig.) direct / straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
直情径行 zhí qíng jìng xíng straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直言无讳 zhí yán wú huì to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom)
直接播种  direct seeding
直接计数  direct count
直达火车  through train
直接费用  direct cost
直排天线  colinear antenna
直式弹壳  straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case
直升机股  Helicopter Unit
直播带货 zhí bō dài huò (neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase
直肠直肚 zhí cháng zhí dù frank and outspoken (idiom)
直达道路 zhí dá dào lù throughway
直达航班 zhí dá háng bān direct flight
直达列车 zhí dá liè chē through train
直到现在 zhí dào xiàn zài even now / until now / right up to the present
直呼其名 zhí hū qí míng (idiom) to address sb directly by name / to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直角三角 zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo a right angled triangle
直角坐标 zhí jiǎo zuò biāo rectangular coordinates
直接宾语 zhí jiē bīn yǔ direct object (grammar)
直接竞争 zhí jiē jìng zhēng direct competitor / direct competition
直捷了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接了当 zhí jiē liǎo dàng see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接民主 zhí jiē mín zhǔ direct democracy
直接数据 zhí jiē shù jù data-direct (in LAN emulation)
直接摊款 zhí jiē tān kuǎn direct assessment
直接退款 zhí jiē tuì kuǎn direct refund
直接影响 zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng direct influence / immediate impact
直接援助 zhí jiē yuán zhù direct assistance
直接支援 zhí jiē zhī yuán direct support
直接支助 zhí jiē zhī zhù direct support
直基线制 zhí jī xiàn zhì straight baseline system / system of straight baselines
直来直往 zhí lái zhí wǎng blunt / outspoken
直眉瞪眼 zhí méi dèng yǎn to stare angrily or vacantly
直上云霄 zhí shàng yún xiāo to soar into the sky
直昇飛機 zhí shēng fēi jī variant of 直升機|直升机, helicopter
直昇飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī variant of 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1], helicopter
直升机坪 zhí shēng jī píng helipad
直抒胸臆 zhí shū xiōng yì to speak one's mind
直通火车 zhí tōng huǒ chē through train
直皖战争 Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
直线部门 zhí xiàn bù mén line agency
直线经理 zhí xiàn jīng lǐ line manager
直线基线 zhí xiàn jī xiàn straight baseline
直系军阀 Zhí xì jūn fá the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
直系血亲 zhí xì xuè qìng direct descendant / blood relative
直系祖先 zhí xì zǔ xiān direct ancestor
直言命题 zhí yán mìng tí categorical proposition (logic)
直角三角形 zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng right-angled triangle
直升机中队  helicopter squadron
直升机装载  fly-on loading / fly-on
Approximate Results for 直
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through
简直 jiǎn zhí simply / really
垂直 chuí zhí perpendicular / vertical
正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest
径直 jìng zhí directly
笔直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
伸直 shēn zhí to straighten / to stretch out
平直 píng zhí smooth / level
僵直 jiāng zhí stiff / rigid / inflexible
耿直 gěng zhí honest / frank / candid
率直 shuài zhí frank / straightforward / blunt
竖直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
刚直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken
爽直 shuǎng zhí straightforward
曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
憨直 hān zhí honest and straightforward
照直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
梗直 gěng zhí variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
掰直 bāi zhí to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight
扯直 chě zhí to straighten (by pulling or stretching) / to be even (neither side losing out)
得直 dé zhí (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed / to win an appeal
发直 fā zhí to stare / to look blank / to be fixed (of eyes)
鲠直 gěng zhí variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
横直 héng zhí (colloquial) whatever / come what may
矫直 jiǎo zhí to straighten / (fig.) to mend one's ways
迳直 jìng zhí straight / direct
劲直 jìng zhí strong and upright
亢直 kàng zhí upright and unyielding (literary)
抗直 kàng zhí unyielding
廉直 lián zhí upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean
弄直 nòng zhí to straighten
任直 Rèn zhí Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)
挺直 tǐng zhí upright / erect / to straighten up (one's back etc) / to hold erect
质直 zhì zhí upright / straightforward
拙直 zhuō zhí simple and frank
嘴直 zuǐ zhí straight shooter
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西直门 Xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing
东直门 Dōng zhí mén Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
垂直线 chuí zhí xiàn vertical line
垂直轴 chuí zhí zhóu vertical shaft / (math.) vertical axis
定直线 dìng zhí xiàn directrix of a parabola
非直接 fēi zhí jiē indirect
腹直肌 fù zhí jī rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)
韩彦直 Hán Yàn zhí Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[ju2 lu4]
菅直人 Jiān Zhí rén KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011
矫直机 jiǎo zhí jī (manufacturing) straightening machine / straightener
角直径 jué zhí jìng angular diameter
李直夫 Lǐ Zhí fū Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style
一直以来 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely
横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom) / to push through shoving and bumping / to barge / to charge around violently
长驱直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in
单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù to get straight to the point (idiom)
急转直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom) / dramatic change
扶摇直上 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
奋起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit
秉笔直书 bǐng bǐ zhí shū to record faithfully
矫枉过直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]
径情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
口快心直 kǒu kuài xīn zhí see 心直口快[xin1 zhi2 kou3 kuai4]
青云直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career
是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
垂直圈仪  vertical circle
垂直补给  vertical replenishment / third-dimension resupply
家庭直播  direct-to-home television / direct-to-home broadcasting
垂直传播  vertical transmission / perinatal transmission
垂直叠加 chuí zhí dié jiā vertical stacking
垂直定位 chuí zhí dìng wèi vertical positioning
垂直扩大 chuí zhí kuò dài vertical exaggeration (of a profile)
垂直剖面 chuí zhí pōu miàn vertical section
垂直搜索 chuí zhí sōu suǒ vertical search / semantic search / top-down search
垂直尾翼 chuí zhí wěi yì (aviation) tailfin / vertical stabilizer
单刀直入 dān dāo - zhí rù (idiom) to get straight to the point
肛门直肠 gāng mén zhí cháng rectum (anatomy)
横冲直撞 héng chōng - zhí zhuàng (idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing / to charge around / to rampage
口嫌体直 kǒu xián tǐ zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2])
省直管县 shěng zhí guǎn xiàn direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
网络直径 wǎng luò zhí jìng network diameter
现场直播 xiàn chǎng zhí bō on-the-spot live broadcast
纤芯直径 xiān xīn zhí jìng core diameter (of a fiber)
胸高直径 xiōng gāo zhí jìng diameter at breast height
异面直线 yì miàn zhí xiàn (math.) skew lines
一往直前 yī wǎng zhí qián see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2]
一直往前 yī zhí wǎng qián straight ahead
嘴快心直 zuǐ kuài xīn zhí outspoken and frank (idiom)
战术直升机  tactical helicopter
垂直比例尺  vertical scale
垂直多样性  vertical diversity
工厂直销店 gōng chǎng zhí xiāo diàn factory outlet
攻击直升机 gōng jī zhí shēng jī attack helicopter
货运直升机 huò yùn zhí shēng jī cargo helicopter
救护直升机 jiù hù zhí shēng jī casualty helicopter
口嫌体正直 kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
轻型直升机 qīng xíng zhí shēng jī light helicopter
突击直升机 tū jī zhí shēng jī assault helicopter
意大利直面 Yì dà lì zhí miàn spaghetti
运输直升机 yùn shū zhí shēng jī transport helicopter
中央直辖市 zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 / and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
作战直升机 zuò zhàn zhí shēng jī combat helicopter
强直性脊柱炎 qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yán ankylosing spondylitis / Bechterew’s disease
垂直地震剖面  vertical seismic profiling
排雷直列装药  mine-clearing line charge / explosive line charge
垂直定位误差  vertical positioning error / vertical error
垂直姿势分娩  vertical birth
垂直输送系数  vertical transport coefficient / eddy diffusion coefficient
家庭直播电视  direct-to-home television / direct-to-home broadcasting
司令部直属营  headquarters battalion
垂直鞭状天线  vertical whip antenna
恒流直流电源  constant current DC supply
反直升机地雷  anti-helicopter mine
垂直起落飞机 chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
反坦克直升机 fǎn tǎn kè zhí shēng jī antiarmour helicopter
辐射直接效应 fú shè zhí jiē xiào yìng direct effect of radiation
航迹垂直方向 háng jì chuí zhí fāng xiàng across-track direction
母子垂直感染 mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn mother-to-infant transmission
外国直接投资 wài guó zhí jiē tóu zī foreign direct investment
外商直接投资 wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
船到桥门自会直 chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
正常环境直减率  normal environmental lapse rate
战斗支援直升机  combat support helicopter
中型通用直升机  medium utility helicopter / medium lift helicopter
非直接使用材料  indirect use material
船到桥头自然直 chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
可直接使用材料 kě zhí jiē shǐ yòng cái liào direct use material
轻型侦察直升机 qīng xíng zhēn chá zhí shēng jī light reconnaissance helicopter / light observation helicopter
紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo (bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
校直设备，矫直机  straightening equipment / straightening machine
垂直短距起降飞机  Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing aircraft / STOVL aircraft
短期直接观察治疗  Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse
检察官直属办公室  Immediate Office of the Prosecutor
涡轮风扇式直升机  turbofan helicopter
部队总部直属部队  Force Headquarters Troops
重型运输直升机队  heavy transport helicopter unit
中型运输直升机队  medium transport helicopter unit
战略重负载直升机  strategic heavy lift rotary wing
多用途战斗直升机  multi-role combat helicopter
卫星直接传播服务  Satellite Direct Readout Services
偏移垂直地震剖面  offset vertical seismic profiling / offset VSP
外国直接投资方桉  Foreign Direct Investment Programme / FDI Programme.
船到桥门，自会直 chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
非武装运输直升机 fēi wǔ zhuāng yùn shū zhí shēng jī unarmed transport helicopters
外国直接投资企业 wài guó zhí jiē tóu zī qǐ yè foreign direct investment enterprise
小型投射直列装药 xiǎo xíng tóu shè zhí liè zhuāng yào Small Projected Line Charge
臭氧的垂直方向分布  ozone's vertical distribution
高空高温重载直升机  high / hot / heavy helicopter
中型夜航通用直升机  medium night-time utility helicopter
通用战术运输直升机  utility tactical transport helicopter
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