zhí

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Structure:Above to below
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  • 1

    adv.directly; straight

    • tā zhí shì zhe wǒ

      He looks straight at me.

    • nǐ zhí zǒu jiù dào le

      You go straight ahead and you'll arrive there.

    • wǒ xiàng shù yè shì de zhí duō suo

      树叶哆嗦

      I was shaking like a leaf.

  • 2

    adj.straight

    • bǐ zhí

      very straight

    • tā zhí tǐng de zhàn zhe

      He stands straight and stiff.

    • tā yòu cháng yòu zhí de tóu fa hěn piào liang

      头发漂亮

      His long, straight hair is so beautiful.

  • 3

    adj.vertical; perpendicular

    • zhí kào bèi yǐ hěn shū fu

      背椅舒服

      The straight chair is comfortable.

    • shù zhí

      erect

    • zhè ge dà tīng zhí li yǒu mǐ héng li yǒu mǐ

      这个大厅158

      The hall is 15 metres in length and 8 in width.

  • 4

    adv.simply; indeed

    • wǒ téng de zhí xiàng zhēn zhā

      I feel a simly piercing pain.

    • lěng dé zhí xiàng diào jìn bīng kū long yī yàng

      掉进窟窿一样

      I feel so cold that I think I'm indeed in a ice hole.

    • tā xiào dé zhí xiàng gè tiān zhēn de hái zi

      天真孩子

      She smiles simply like an innocent kid.

  • 5

    v.straighten

    • zhí qǐ nǐ de tuǐ

      Stretch your legs.

    • tā zhí qǐ yāo lái

      He straightens his back.

    • wǒ lěi de zhí bù qǐ yāo lái

      I am too tired to straighten my back.

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  • 6

    adj.just; upright

    • zhèng zhí

      fair and honest

  • 7

    adj.frank; straight forward; candid

    • hān zhí

      honest and straightforward

    • zhí rèn bù huì

      own up readily

    • zhí xìng zi

      性子

      straightforward

  • 8

    n.vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

    • hàn zì shū xiě zhōng zhí zhè yī bǐ yī dìng yào xiě hǎo

      汉字书写一定

      The "straight" stroke in Chinese character writing must be written well.

  • 9

    adv.continuously

    • tā zhí shuō ge méi wán

      He talks on and on.

    • hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn wǒ men zhí liáo gè méi wán

      我们

      We have a continuous talk since we have not seen each other for a long time.

    • nà xiǎo hái zhí kū

      小孩

      That kid keeps crying.

Words and phrases with 直

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Chinese Characters with pinyin zhí

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  • hold; bill of warrant
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  • plant; set up
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