直

The character "直" has 8 strokes. "直" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "直" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "直" are "zhí" . View the stroke order of "直">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "直"

adj.: straight; vertical; perpendicular; just; upright; frank; straightforward; stiff; numb

v.: straighten

n.: vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

adv.: directly; straight; continuously; just; simply

• straight : adj.直的；笔直的；平正的；笔挺的；端正的；对称的；坦率的；率直的；诚实的；正直的；连续的；没有稀释的；纯的；严肃的；用传统方法的
• vertical : adj.垂直的；竖的；顶点的；最高点的；颅顶的；头顶的；不同层次的；纵向结构的；垂直结构的
• perpendicular : adj.成直角的；正交的；垂直式的；垂直的；直立的；陡峭的；陡立的
• just : adj.正义的；公正的；应得的；适当的；有充分根据的；恰如其分的；有理由的；无可非议的
• upright : adj.垂直的；笔直的；直的；直立的；诚实的；正直的；立式的；高度大于宽度的；竖着用的
• frank : adj.坦白的；直率的；诚实的
• straightforward : adj.简单的；易做的；易懂的；诚实的；坦率的；坦诚的
• stiff : adj.不易弯曲的；硬的；严格的；严重的；严厉的；充满；布满；十分；极其；艰难的
• numb : adj.麻木的；失去感觉的
• straighten : v.把… 弄直；挺直；平正；变直；整理；清理；站直；坐直；不再转弯而直线行进
• directly : adv.直接地；径直地；坦率地；立即；马上；很快；不久；正好地
• continuously : adv.连续不断地；连续地
• simply : adv.直接地；简单地；仅仅；只不过；简直；简而言之；绝对地；完全地

Form words with "直"

直靠背椅 straight chair

为人质直 be honest and upright

直言相告 tell sth straight

吓得直冒汗 sweat with fear

恨得直咬牙 gnash one's teeth in hatred

乐得直蹦高儿 leap with joy

跑得直冒汗 sweat after running

Example phrases using "直"

• 听到这个消息，他心里直犯嘀咕。

  He feels rather uneasy at the news.

• 他发高烧，躺在床上直打冷战。

  He’s got a high fever, lying in bed with a bout of the shivers.

• 长时间的攀登使我全身直冒汗。

  The long climb made me sweat all over. / Sweat kept oozing out from my body during the long climb.

• 星期天下雨让孩子们直发烦。

  Rain on Sunday is a vexation to the children.

• 他双手抱着头，唉唉直叹气。

  He held his head in his hands and kept sighing.

• 他的讲话干巴巴的，听得我直打哈欠。

  His speech was so boring that I couldn’t help yawning.

• 阳光刺眼，她直挤咕眼儿。

  She blinked at the harsh sunlight.

• 她的话气得她父亲直冒火。

  Her words made her father fly into a rage.

• 一声惊雷，震得他直发慌。

  A sudden thunder threw him into panic. / He took fright at the sudden thunder.

• 他看到这种异常的戒备，心里直犯嘀咕。

  He could not help doubting when he saw the uncommon security precautions.