直 zhí

1. zhí adjective straight
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 连站直的劲儿也不再有 '[He] did not have enough strength to stand up straight again.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 22; Guoyu '直' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 1, p. 606; NCCED '直' 1, p. 2095; Unihan '直'; XHZD '直' 1, p. 977)
2. zhí adjective upright; honest; upstanding
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Of personal character; in the sense of 不邪曲; as in 正直 (Guoyu '直' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 1b, p. 606; NCCED '直' 4, p. 2095)
3. zhí adjective vertical
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 竖的 (Guoyu '直' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '直' 1a, p. 606; NCCED '直' 3, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 5, p. 977)
4. zhí verb to straighten
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 1a, p. 606; NCCED '直' 2, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 2, p. 977)
5. zhí adjective straightforward; frank
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 坦白; for example, the idiom 心直口快 frank and outspoken (Guoyu '直' adj 4; NCCED '直' 5, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 3, p. 977)
6. zhí adjective stiff; inflexible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 呆板 (Guoyu '直' adj 5; NCCED '直' 6, p. 2095)
7. zhí adverb only; but; just
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 但 or 只 (Guoyu '直' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 4, p. 606; NCCED '直' 10, p. 2095)
8. zhí adverb unexpectedly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 竟然 (Guoyu '直' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 5, p. 606)
9. zhí adverb continuously; directly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 直达 nonstop (Guoyu '直' adv 3; NCCED '直' 8, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 4, p. 977)
10. zhí verb to undertake; to act as
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抵得上; as a variant of 值 (Guoyu '直' v 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 2a, p. 606; XHZD '直' 7, p. 977)
11. zhí verb to resist; to confront
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抵擋 (Guoyu '直' v 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 2, p. 606)
12. zhí verb to be on duty
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 當班; as a variant of 值 (Guoyu '直' v 3; Kroll 2015 '直' 2a, p. 606)
13. zhí noun reward; remuneration
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 报酬 (Guoyu '直' n 1)
14. zhí noun a vertical stroke
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '直' 7, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 6, p. 977)
15. zhí verb to be worth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 值 (Kroll 2015 '直' 3, p. 606; XHZD '直' 7, p. 977)
16. zhí adverb particularly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4a, p. 606)
17. zhí verb to make happen; to cause
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4b, p. 606)
18. zhí proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: A vertical stroke forming part of a Chinese character (Guoyu '直' n 2)

Contained in

• 直馏(直餾) direct distillation
• 垂直尾翼 (aviation) tailfin; vertical stabilizer
• 以迂为直(以迂為直) turning the devious into the direct
• 直奔 to go straight to; to make a beeline for
• 直面 to face (reality, danger etc)
• 直线加速器(直線加速器) linear accelerator
• 船到桥门自会直(船到橋門自會直) when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
• 直积(直積) direct product (in set theory)
• 迂直之计(迂直之計) a plan to feign simplicity
• 直发器(直髮器) hair straightener
• 异面直线(異面直線) skew lines
• 东直门(東直門) Dongzhimen
• 直道而行 to go straight; to act with integrity
• 直方图(直方圖) histogram; bar chart
• 伸直 to stretch
• 质直(質直) upright; straightforward
• 直销(直銷) to sell directly; direct sale (by a factory); direct marketing
• 直辖市(直轄市) direct-controlled municipality
• 径情直遂(徑情直遂) to achieve one's ambitions
• 直上云霄(直上雲霄) to soar into the sky
• 直通火车(直通火車) through train
• 肛门直肠(肛門直腸) rectum
• 直接竞争(直接競爭) direct competitor; direct competition
• 梗直 honest; frank; candid
• 直性子 a straightforward nature
• 单刀直入(單刀直入) to get straight to the point
• 一直往前 straight ahead
• 直愣愣 staring blankly
• 直肠子(直腸子) forthright person
• 直眉瞪眼 to stare angrily or vacantly
• 直升机坪(直升機坪) helipad
• 发直(發直) to stare; to look blank; to be fixed (of eyes)
• 耿直 honest; frank; candid
• 秉笔直书(秉筆直書) to record faithfully
• 直言命题(直言命題) categorical proposition (logic)
• 嘴快心直 outspoken and frank
• 劲直(勁直) strong and upright
• 直觉(直覺) intuition
• 直说法过去(直說法過去) imperfect tense
• 正直 upright; upstanding; honest; just and straight
• 横冲直撞(橫衝直撞) dashing horizontally and colliding straight on
• 爽直 straightforward; direct
• 直瞪瞪 to stare blankly
• 直流电(直流電) direct current
• 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直(車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.
• 直选(直選) direct election
• 正直清廉 upright and honest

Also contained in

直城门 、 直道 、 殿直 、 西直门

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• 卷一百八十七 志第一百四十 兵一 Volume 187 Treatises 140: Military 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 80
• 卷七十三　志第二十四: 　祭祀二 Volume 73 Treatises 26: Offerings 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 78
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Collocations

• 直食 (直食) 直食八石 — Guanzi 管子, 山權數第七十五 Chapter 75: Methods for Administering Mountain Areas — count: 7
• 易直 (易直) 則易直子諒之心油然生矣 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 5
• 直木 (直木) 直木無所施矣 — Guanzi 管子, 小問第五十一 Chapter 51: Minor Questions — count: 5
• 直子 (直子) 則易直子諒之心油然生矣 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 4
• 直人 (直人) 直人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 直东 (直東) 直東序 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 4
• 直称 (直稱) 直稱君者 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
• 辕直 (轅直) 唯轅直且無橈也 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3
• 直叛 (直叛) 直叛也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 中直 (中直) 中直者三尺有三寸 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 3