直
zhí
straight
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
Cross mark (十) + eye (目) + level (一) = a perfectly straight line of sight
Picture an eye (目) lined up directly below a vertical mark (十) with a level baseline (一) — everything aligns in a single, undeviating line. The combination evokes a gaze held perfectly level and true, the essence of straightness.
这条路很直，不用担心走错。
zhè tiáo lù hěn zhí , bù yòng dān xīn zǒu cuò 。
This road is very straight, no need to worry about going the wrong way.
他说话很直，从不拐弯抹角。
tā shuō huà hěn zhí , cóng bù guǎi wān mò jiǎo 。
He speaks very frankly and never beats around the bush.
Words with 直
直截
zhí jié
straightforward
直系亲属
zhí xì qīn shǔ
next of kin
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
(idiom) to get straight to the point
挺直
tǐng zhí
upright; erect
直营店
zhí yíng diàn
company-owned store; store directly operated by the parent company (as opposed to one run by a franchisee, agent or distributor)
直觉
zhí jué
intuition
直角三角形
zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng
right-angled triangle
直至
zhí zhì
lasting until
迳直
jìng zhí
straight
长驱直入
cháng qū zhí rù
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
韩彦直
hán yàn zhí
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[ju2 lu4]