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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
(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
HSK 3
until
HSK 3
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接) / immediate / straightforward
HSK 2
simply; really
HSK 3
straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
HSK 5
company-owned store; store directly operated by the parent company (as opposed to one run by a franchisee, agent or distributor)
on-the-spot live broadcast
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
Strait of Gibraltar
categorical proposition (logic)
direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
HSK 7-9
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
helicopter / CL:
HSK 6
perpendicular; vertical
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
upright and outspoken
intuition
HSK 7-9
diameter
HSK 7-9
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
direct object (grammar)
to go straight to / to make a beeline for
HSK 7-9
vertical shaft / (math.) vertical axis
to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
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
lasting until / up till (the present)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to get straight to the point
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
to look straight at
HSK 7-9
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
to sell directly / direct sale (by a factory) / direct marketing
overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
straightforward
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
honest; frank; candid
HSK 7-9
straight guy
core diameter (of a fiber)
your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
smooth / level
straight hair
upright; erect / to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
upright and unyielding (literary)
to connect directly to
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
direct flight
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing
directly subordinate
histogram
a right angle
upright / straightforward
to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
to stare angrily or vacantly
going directly (without detour) / (fig.) direct / straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)
to fly or sail direct (to ...)
to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
intuitiveness
to speak one's mind
direct distillation
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
data-direct (in LAN emulation)
to record faithfully
intuition / direct feeling or understanding
straight / direct
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
straightforward
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)
Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)
studio for live streaming / a live stream
to record faithfully
erect / upright / vertical
interpreter (computing)
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
stiff / rigid / inflexible
outspoken and frank (idiom)
to straighten / to stretch out
straight shooter
vertical line
direct tax
(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
(baseball) fastball / (fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt

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