一 直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along 正 straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive 直 straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 挺 straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns 照 直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward 径 footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly 矢 arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3] 迳 直 jìng zhí straight / direct 脡 brisket meat / straight 俓 straight / pass 一 径 yī jìng directly / straightaway / straight 顺 子 shùn zi a straight (poker, mahjong) 𠇹 (literary) to pass through / straight / path 直 线 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 直 奔 zhí bèn to go straight to / to make a beeline for 畅 通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction 笔 直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright 直 视 zhí shì to look straight at 挺 拔 tǐng bá tall and straight 屹 立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) 立 正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) 直 发 zhí fà straight hair 笔 挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim 扶 正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 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 开 窍 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns 直 行 zhí xíng to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right 偏 转 piān zhuǎn deflection (physics) / deviation (away from a straight line) 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) 歪 歪 扭 扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side 心 直 口 快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks 整 队 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 一 马 平 川 yī mǎ píng chuān flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) / wide expanse of flat country 同 花 顺 tóng huā shùn straight flush (poker) 直 尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler 曲 直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil 折 线 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 偏 斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest 墨 斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 墨 线 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 冲 thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash 睖 to stare straight ahead 是 非 曲 直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons 上 梁 不 正 下 梁 歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices 青 云 直 上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career 对 口 相 声 duì kǒu xiàng shēng comic crosstalk / formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2] and straight man 捧哏[peng3 gen2] 心 直 嘴 快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks 气 宇 轩 昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking 直 道 而 行 zhí dào ér xíng lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects) / to act with integrity 行 不 从 径 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 规 矩 绳 墨 guī ju shéng mò compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom) / fig. established standard / norms / criteria 直 话 zhí huà straight talk / straightforward words 直 男 zhí nán straight guy 掰 弯 bāi wān to bend / (slang) to turn a straight person gay 橚 tall and straight (of trees) 坐 好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight 一 直 往 前 yī zhí wǎng qián straight ahead 劲 拔 jìng bá tall and straight 嘴 直 zuǐ zhí straight shooter 地 心 纬 度 dì xīn wěi dù geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth) 几 何 线 jǐ hé xiàn geometric straight line 抹 不 下 脸 mǒ bù xià liǎn to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom) 捧 哏 pěng gén straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]) / to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2] 摺 線 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线, broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 木 讷 老 人 mù nè lǎo rén ungraduated ruler / straight edge 板 脸 bǎn liǎn to put on a straight, stern or blank face / to put on a poker face 直 撅 撅 zhí juē juē completely straight 绳 墨 shéng mò lit. carpenter's straight line marker / same as 墨斗 / fig. rules / rules and regulations 脚 正 不 怕 鞋 歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 手 里 剑 shǒu lǐ jiàn straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 / shuriken) 直 线 基 线 zhí xiàn jī xiàn straight baseline 直 基 线 制 zhí jī xiàn zhì straight baseline system / system of straight baselines 简 易 假 腿 peg leg / straight pylon 直 式 弹 壳 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 圆 柱 式 弹 壳 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 摺 线 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 长 揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting) 直 溜 溜 zhí liū liū straight as an arrow 掰 直 bāi zhí to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight 直 陈 zhí chén to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose 还 原 真 相 huán yuán zhēn xiàng to set the record straight / to clarify the facts 直 顺 zhí shùn straight and smooth (hair etc) 平 视 píng shì to look squarely at / to look straight ahead / (instrumentation) heads-up (display) 侹 (literary) level and straight
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