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HSK
straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 3
simply; really
HSK 3
(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
HSK 3
until
HSK 3
straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
HSK 5
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接) / immediate / straightforward
HSK 2
helicopter / CL:
HSK 6
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
HSK 7-9
company-owned store; store directly operated by the parent company (as opposed to one run by a franchisee, agent or distributor)
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
proctoscope (medicine)
shoe that can be worn on either foot
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
on-the-spot live broadcast
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
perpendicular; vertical
studio for live streaming / a live stream
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
intuition
HSK 7-9
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
diameter
HSK 7-9
to go straight to / to make a beeline for
HSK 7-9
direct current
next of kin / immediate dependant
literal translation
to connect directly to
lasting until / up till (the present)
HSK 7-9
to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)
categorical proposition (logic)
to look straight at
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to get straight to the point
straightforward
rectum (anatomy)
direct competitor / direct competition
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight
a straightforward honest account
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
to admonish sb frankly / direct criticism
honest; frank; candid
HSK 7-9
straight hair
straight guy
to record faithfully
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
smooth / level
directly
to record faithfully
upright; erect / to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
even now / until now / right up to the present
intuitiveness
straight / direct
upright and unyielding (literary)
blunt / outspoken
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
(idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
HSK 7-9
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
straight as an arrow
a set square (carpenter's tool)
frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars
(neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase
hair straightener
to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
through train
a right angle
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
direct election
strong and upright
direct tax
to stare angrily or vacantly
lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)
to fly or sail direct (to ...)
to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right
vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
to speak one's mind
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
direct descendant / blood relative
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in
intuition / direct feeling or understanding
straightforward
Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)
erect / upright / vertical
to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop
HSK 7-9
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
stiff / rigid / inflexible
outspoken and frank (idiom)
data-direct (in LAN emulation)
direct object (grammar)
your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直)
frank and outspoken (idiom)

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