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HSK
straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
HSK 2
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接) / immediate / straightforward
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
simply; really
HSK 3
straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
HSK 5
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
diameter
HSK 7-9
lasting until / up till (the present)
HSK 7-9
intuition
HSK 7-9
to look straight at
HSK 7-9
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 go straight to / to make a beeline for
HSK 7-9
direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
HSK 7-9
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
honest; frank; candid
HSK 7-9
direct flight
intuition / direct feeling or understanding
network diameter
Gibraltar
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
directly subordinate
erect / upright / vertical
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career
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
direct election
to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)
(Tw) recorder (musical instrument)
a right angle
to lead directly to
straight ruler
to fly or sail direct (to ...)
going directly (without detour) / (fig.) direct / straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
directly
rectum (anatomy)
perpendicular; vertical
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
straight / direct
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
literal translation
next of kin / immediate dependant
lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
through train (or bus)
blunt / outspoken
vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)
to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose
vertical line
(of one's gaze) fixed; staring
upright / straightforward
(colloquial) whatever / come what may
to wait until / until
Strait of Gibraltar
strong and upright
(manufacturing) straightening machine / straightener
to govern directly
smooth / level
upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
to admonish sb frankly / direct criticism
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in
everyday robe worn at home in ancient times / robe worn by priests, monks and scholars
candid / frank
interpreter (computing)
histogram
Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom)
straight talk / straightforward words
unyielding
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
to flow steadily / direct current (DC)
frank and outspoken (idiom)
(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
(coll.) forthright person
stiff / rigid / inflexible
(idiom) to get straight to the point
to record faithfully
to straighten / to stretch out
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
straightforward / outspoken
Homo erectus
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
upright and unyielding (literary)
straight shooter
a set square (carpenter's tool)
to stare blankly
frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
linear accelerator

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