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

• 直截了当(直截了當) direct and plain spoken
• 直接 direct; straight ahead; immediate
• 直系亲属(直系親屬) next of kin; immediate dependant
• 直通 direct link
• 直来直往(直來直往) blunt; outspoken
• 直尺 straight ruler
• 迂直 straightforward and candid ; to feign simplicity
• 直布罗陀海峡(直布羅陀海峽) Strait of Gibraltar
• 直下 to descend ; lower side
• 垂直 perpendicular; vertical
• 直角坐标(直角座標) rectangular coordinates
• 直呼其名 to address somebody directly by name
• 以迂为直(以迂為直) turning the devious into the direct
• 直来直去(直來直去) going directly (without detour); direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
• 直书(直書) to record faithfully
• 直瞪瞪 to stare blankly
• 奋起直追(奮起直追) to catch up vigorously; to set off in hot pursuit
• 直白 frank; open; blunt
• 中央直辖市(中央直轄市) directly governed municipality
• 直角三角 a right angled triangle
• 一直往前 straight ahead
• 腹直肌 rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)
• 直肠(直腸) rectum
• 廉直 upright and honest; incorruptible; squeaky clean
• 直行 to go straight ; straight forward ; to do right
• 纤芯直径(纖芯直徑) core diameter (of a fiber)
• 直系祖先 direct ancestor
• 直肠直肚(直腸直肚) frank and outspoken
• 径直(徑直) directly
• 直爽 straightforward; outspoken
• 直待 to wait until; until
• 梗直 honest; frank; candid
• 强直性脊柱炎(強直性脊柱炎) ankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
• 直接宾语(直接賓語) a direct object
• 直流电(直流電) direct current
• 直立 erect; upright ; to be upstanding; to be honest; to be impartial
• 直积(直積) direct product (in set theory)
• 直谏(直諫) to admonish somebody frankly; direct criticism
• 直觉性(直覺性) intuitiveness
• 直上云霄(直上雲霄) to soar into the sky
• 直辖(直轄) to govern directly
• 垂直轴(垂直軸) vertical shaft; vertical axis
• 直升飞机(直升飛機) a helicopter
• 扶摇直上(扶搖直上) to rise rapidly; to skyrocket
• 秉笔直书(秉筆直書) to record faithfully
• 直发(直髮) straight hair
• 现场直播(現場直播) on-the-spot live broadcast

Also contained in

菅直人 、 迴心直进 、 直皖战争 、 直城门

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• 卷七十　表第八:　屬國表 Volume 70 Tables 8: Vassal States History of Liao 遼史 — count: 85
• 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
• 卷28　志第23 百官下 Volume 28 Treatises 23: Government Offices 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 76
• 卷一百六十二 志第一百十五 職官二 Volume 162 Treatises 115: Offical Posts 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 75
• 卷五十六　志第三十七:　百官二 殿前都點檢司 宣徽院 秘書監 國子監 太府監 少府監 軍器監 都水監 諫院 大理寺 弘文院 登聞鼓院 登聞檢院 記注院 集賢院 益政院 武衛軍都指揮使司 衛尉司 戶禮兵刑工部所轄諸司 三路檢察及外路倉庫牧圉等職 Volume 56 Treatises 37: Official Posts 2 - Palace Inspector General, Court of Palace Attendants, Director of the Palace Library, Imperial Academy, Imperial Treasury, Directorate for Imperial Manufacturers, Directorate for Arms, Waterway Inspector, Remonstrance Bureau, Court of Judicial Review, Academy for the Advancement of Literature, Admonishment Drum Court, Admonishment Inspection Court, Notes and Annotation Court, Academy of Scholarly Worthies, Benefits Administration Court, Command of the Military Guard for the Capital, Office for Commandant of Guards, Offices for the Punishment of Ceremonial Guards, Offices for Three Circuits Inspection and Outer Storehouses for Horses History of Jin 金史 — count: 74
• 卷27　志第22 百官中 Volume 27 Treatises 22: Government Offices 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 61
• 卷一百六十八 志第一百二十一 職官八 Volume 168 Treatises 121: Offical Posts 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 54
• 卷三百〇四 列傳第一百九十二 宦官一 鄭和 金英 王振 曹吉祥 懷恩 汪直 梁芳 何鼎 李廣 蔣琮 劉瑾 張永 谷大用 Volume 304 Biographies 192: Officials 1 - Zheng He, Jin Ying, Wang Zhen, Cao Jixiang, Huai En, Wang Zhi, Liang Fang, He Ding, Li Guang, Jiang Cong, Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong History of Ming 明史 — count: 52
• 卷七十五　志第二十六: 　祭祀四 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Offerings 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 51

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 直西 (直西) 直西序 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 3