直 zhí
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
zhí
noun
reward; remuneration
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 报酬 (Guoyu '直' n 1) -
zhí
noun
a vertical stroke
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '直' 7, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 6, p. 977) -
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) -
zhí
adverb
particularly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4a, p. 606) -
zhí
verb
to make happen; to cause
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4b, p. 606) -
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
- 直溜溜 straight as an arrow
- 直辖(直轄) to govern directly
- 直立人 Homo erectus
- 垂直 perpendicular; vertical
- 直敪 a kind of a robe
- 直幅 vertical scroll; (advertising) vertical banner
- 直接竞争(直接競爭) direct competitor; direct competition
- 迂直之计(迂直之計) a plan to feign simplicity
- 讦直(訐直) to bluntly expose another's faults
- 直发器(直髮器) hair straightener
- 率直 frank; straightforward; blunt
- 直飞(直飛) to fly directly; direct flight
- 直接宾语(直接賓語) a direct object
- 嘴快心直 outspoken and frank
- 矫直机(矯直機) (manufacturing) straightening machine; straightener
- 直男 straight guy
- 直线(直線) a straight line
- 直流电动机(直流電動機) DC motor
- 心直口快 frank and outspoken
- 直来直往(直來直往) blunt; outspoken
- 直角器 a set square (carpenter's tool)
- 单刀直入(單刀直入) to get straight to the point
- 垂直线(垂直線) vertical line
- 直道而行 to go straight; to act with integrity
- 现场直播(現場直播) on-the-spot live broadcast
- 是非曲直 right and wrong, crooked and straight
- 理直气壮(理直氣壯) in the right and selfconfident
- 直眉瞪眼 to stare angrily or vacantly
- 直销(直銷) to sell directly; direct sale (by a factory); direct marketing
- 直言正谏(直言正諫) honest speech and direct advice
- 直选(直選) direct election
- 照直 directly; straight; straight ahead; straightforward
- 直来直去(直來直去) going directly (without detour); direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
- 直臣 an upright or frank minister
- 直截了当(直截了當) direct and plain spoken
- 横冲直撞(橫衝直撞) dashing horizontally and colliding straight on
- 勇往直前 bravely advance directly forward
- 直接了当(直接了當) direct and plain spoken
- 东直门(東直門) Dongzhimen
- 直下 to descend ; lower side
- 直通火车(直通火車) through train
- 一直以来(一直以來) in the past always; for a long time now; until now
- 掰直 to straighten; to turn a gay person straight
- 亢直 upright and unyielding
- 直馏(直餾) direct distillation
- 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
- 直肠直肚(直腸直肚) frank and outspoken
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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
- 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
- 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