直U+76F48 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhí
ㄓˊ
“Straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; vertical; continuing motion or action; but; only; however.”
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- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 直接ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝdirect; immediate; straightforward; without intermediaries; not indirect
- 直到ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋup to a certain point in time; until.
- 簡直ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊsimply; really; used to intensify or exaggerate; virtually, practically
- 直言ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊto speak frankly or bluntly; straightforward speech; candid or honest remarks.
- 直覺ㄓˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊintuition; the ability to understand or know something immediately without conscious reasoning; direct insight or instinctive feeling.
- 直升機ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧheavier-than-air aircraft with horizontal rotors on top that enable vertical takeoff, landing, and hover; helicopter
- 直說ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄛto say directly; to speak frankly; to be straightforward in speech
- 垂直ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊvertical; perpendicular; at a right angle to a surface or line; upright orientation; in computing, vertical integration or vertical industry
- 直至ㄓˊ ㄓˋup to; all the way until; lasting until; continuing up to a specified time or point
- 直線ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋstraight line; a line that does not curve; a direct or unbroken path; sharply, in a straight manner
- 直指ㄓˊ ㄓˇto point out directly; to state frankly without concealment; a Han-dynasty official title for an inspector or commissioner dispatched to handle affairs.
- 直徑ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋdiameter; a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere; direct; straight (Taiwan usage).
- 正直ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊupright; upstanding; honest; fair and principled.
- 直轄市ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄕˋa special municipality; a city directly administered by the central government; Taiwan currently has six: Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taoyuan.
- 直達ㄓˊ ㄉㄚˊto reach directly without stopping; to go straight to a destination; to convey directly
- 筆直ㄅㄧˇ ㄓˊperfectly straight; as straight as a pen; describing something completely vertical or linear.
- 直直ㄓˊ ㄓˊstraight and unbending; honestly and truly; blank-eyed and dazed; continuously without interruption; truly; indeed.
- 直視ㄓˊ ㄕˋto look straight at; to stare directly; to gaze fixedly; to look ahead blankly
- 直航ㄓˊ ㄏㄤˊdirect flight; to fly directly between two destinations without intermediate stops
- 直立ㄓˊ ㄌㄧˋstanding upright; erect; vertical; upright in conduct; just and impartial
- 挺直ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄓˊstraight and upright; to straighten (one's back, posture)
- 伸直ㄕㄣ ㄓˊto stretch out straight; to extend and make straight
- 理直氣壯ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋhaving justice on one's side and speaking with confidence; self-assured because one's position is well-founded and legitimate
- 直選ㄓˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇdirect election; voting directly for candidates rather than through intermediaries
- 直飛ㄓˊ ㄈㄟto fly directly to a destination without intermediate stops; nonstop flight
- 直屬ㄓˊ ㄕㄨˇdirectly subordinate; under the direct jurisdiction of
- 直率ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄞˋstraightforward and frank in personality; candid, without pretense
- 勇往直前ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊto press forward courageously; to advance bravely without fear
- 直截了當ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋstraightforward and to the point; direct and unambiguous in speech or action
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