Keyword
straight
- vertical
- candid
- direct
- frank
- Frequency
- #263
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
To look someone in the eye 目
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
一直
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接
direct (opposite: indirect 间接 (jiànjiē)); immediate; straightforward
直到
until
直播
(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding
简直
simply; really
直
straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直升机
helicopter
直至
lasting until; up till (the present)
直辖市
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city
直径
diameter
直属
directly subordinate
垂直
perpendicular; vertical
直线
straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
直觉
intuition
正直
upright; upstanding; honest
直
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yándì) descended from Shennong 神农 (Shénnóng) Farmer God
现场直播
on-the-spot live broadcast
直达
to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop
直隶
Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
直言
to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly
直观
direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
直流
to flow steadily; direct current (DC)
直译
literal translation
直辖
to govern directly