Usage of the character 直

to reach (a place) directly
(transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping
(of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop

kàngzhí

亢直

[亢直]

upright and unyielding (literary)

zhíhuà

直话

[直話]

straight talk
straightforward words

zhíshùn

直顺

[直順]

straight and smooth (hair etc)

zhínán

直男

[直男]

straight guy

hānzhí

憨直

[憨直]

honest and straightforward

fāzhí

发直

[發直]

to stare
to look blank
to be fixed (of eyes)

zhídài

直待

[直待]

to wait until
until

bāizhí

掰直

[掰直]

to straighten
(slang) to turn a gay person straight

zhíshū

直书

[直書]

to record faithfully

zhídǎo

直捣

[直搗]

to storm
to attack directly

jiǎozhí

矫直

[矯直]

to straighten
(fig.) to mend one's ways

píngzhí

平直

[平直]

smooth
level

zhuōzhí

拙直

[拙直]

simple and frank

zhíxiàn

直线

[直線]

straight line
sharply (rise or fall)

gěngzhí

耿直

[耿直]

honest; frank; candid

jìngzhí

径直

[徑直]

directly

zhíchén

直陈

[直陳]

to say straight out
to point out bluntly
to give a straightforward account
to disclose

zhízhì

直至

[直至]

lasting until
up till (the present)

zhíhū

直呼

[直呼]

to say straightforwardly

shùzhí

竖直

[豎直]

vertical
to erect
to set upright
vertical stroke in Chinese characters
young servant (old)

gěngzhí

鲠直

[鯁直]

variant of 耿直 (gěngzhí)

jìngzhí

劲直

[勁直]

strong and upright

zhíliú

直流

[直流]

to flow steadily
direct current (DC)

zhíshuǎng

直爽

[直爽]

straightforward
outspoken

jiǎnzhí

简直

[簡直]

simply; really

yīzhí

一直

[一直]

straight (in a straight line)
continuously; always; all the way through

zhílián

直连

[直連]

to connect directly to

zhíguān

直观

[直觀]

direct observation
directly perceived through the senses
intuitive
audiovisual

shuǎngzhí

爽直

[爽直]

straightforward

zhíxuǎn

直选

[直選]

direct election

zhíháng

直航

[直航]

to fly or sail direct (to ...)

zhíjiāng

直僵

[直殭]

rigid
stiff

Zhílì

直隶

[直隸]

Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei

zhíjié

直捷

[直捷]

straightforward

zhìzhí

质直

[質直]

upright
straightforward

zhíduō

直敪

[直敪]

a kind of a robe

zhíyán

直言

[直言]

to speak forthrightly
to talk bluntly

zhíxì

直系

[直系]

directly related

zhíbǐ

直笔

[直筆]

a straightforward honest account

zhíshuài

直率

[直率]

candid
frank

zhíbèn

直奔

[直奔]

to go straight to
to make a beeline for

zhíchǐ

直尺

[直尺]

straight ruler

zhígēn

直根

[直根]

taproot (main root growing vertically down)

zhíjìng

直径

[直徑]

diameter

zhíliú

直馏

[直餾]

direct distillation

zhíjiàn

直谏

[直諫]

to admonish sb frankly
direct criticism

gāngzhí

刚直

[剛直]

upright and outspoken

zhíxiāo

直销

[直銷]

to sell directly
direct sale (by a factory)
direct marketing

shuàizhí

率直

[率直]

frank
straightforward
blunt

zhíshǔ

直属

[直屬]

directly subordinate

zhídào

直到

[直到]

until

zhíshì

直视

[直視]

to look straight at

zhíduō

直掇

[直掇]

a kind of a robe

zhíxiá

直辖

[直轄]

to govern directly

chuízhí

垂直

[垂直]

perpendicular; vertical

zhíyì

直译

[直譯]

literal translation

zhífēi

直飞

[直飛]

to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)

bǐzhí

笔直

[筆直]

perfectly straight
straight as a ramrod
bolt upright

zhígǎn

直感

[直感]

intuition
direct feeling or understanding

zhítōng

直通

[直通]

to lead directly to

nòngzhí

弄直

[弄直]

to straighten

qūzhí

曲直

[曲直]

lit. crooked and straight
fig. right and wrong, good and evil

gěngzhí

梗直

[梗直]

variant of 耿直 (gěngzhí)

zhíqiú

直球

[直球]

(baseball) fastball
(fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt

zhídí

直笛

[直笛]

recorder (musical instrument) (Tw)

chězhí

扯直

[扯直]

to straighten (by pulling or stretching)
to be even (neither side losing out)

zhíjiē

直接

[直接]

direct (opposite: indirect 間接／间接 (jiànjiē))
immediate
straightforward

zhíduō

直裰

[直裰]

everyday robe worn at home in ancient times
robe worn by priests, monks and scholars

zhíjué

直觉

[直覺]

intuition

jiāngzhí

僵直

[僵直]

stiff
rigid
inflexible

zhífú

直幅

[直幅]

vertical scroll
(advertising) vertical banner

zhífà

直发

[直髮]

straight hair

tǐngzhí

挺直

[挺直]

upright; erect
to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect

héngzhí

横直

[橫直]

(colloquial) whatever
come what may

zhíxíng

直行

[直行]

to go straight
straight forward
fig. to do right

zhícháng

直肠

[直腸]

rectum (anatomy)

zuǐzhí

嘴直

[嘴直]

straight shooter

zhíjié

直截

[直截]

straightforward

zhímiàn

直面

[直面]

to face (reality, danger etc)

zhílènglèng

直愣愣

[直愣愣]

staring blankly

zhílìrén

直立人

[直立人]

Homo erectus

chuízhízhóu

垂直轴

[垂直軸]

vertical shaft
(math.) vertical axis

zhífāngtú

直方图

[直方圖]

histogram

fùzhíjī

腹直肌

[腹直肌]

rectus abdominis muscle (aka abdominals or abs)

zhínán'ái

直男癌

[直男癌]

(slang) male chauvinism

zhíjiǎoqì

直角器

[直角器]

a set square (carpenter's tool)

zhíyìqì

直译器

[直譯器]

interpreter (computing)

zhíchìmù

直翅目

[直翅目]

Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)

fēizhíjiē

非直接

[非直接]

indirect

zhífàqì

直发器

[直髮器]

hair straightener

Dōngzhímén

东直门

[東直門]

Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing

zhíbōjiān

直播间

[直播間]

studio for live streaming
a live stream

zhíjuéxìng

直觉性

[直覺性]

intuitiveness

Jiān Zhírén

菅直人

[菅直人]

KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011

zhídèngdèng

直瞪瞪

[直瞪瞪]

to stare blankly

Lǐ Zhífū

李直夫

[李直夫]

Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇／杂剧 (zájù) style

zhítōngchē

直通车

[直通車]

"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

zhíjiēshuì

直接税

[直接稅]

direct tax

zhíliúdiàn

直流电

[直流電]

direct current

zhídáchē

直达车

[直達車]

through train (or bus)

zhíchángzi

直肠子

[直腸子]

(coll.) forthright person

zhíchángjìng

直肠镜

[直腸鏡]

proctoscope (medicine)

zhíshēngjī

直升机

[直升機]

helicopter
CL:架 (jià)

zhíxiáshì

直辖市

[直轄市]

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

zhíjiǎoxié

直脚鞋

[直腳鞋]

shoe that can be worn on either foot

zhífàbǎn

直发板

[直髮板]

see 直髮器／直发器 (zhífàqì)

zhíjuējuē

直撅撅

[直撅撅]

completely straight

chuízhíxiàn

垂直线

[垂直線]

vertical line

zhíliūliū

直溜溜

[直溜溜]

straight as an arrow

Xīzhímén

西直门

[西直門]

Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing

dìngzhíxiàn

定直线

[定直線]

directrix of a parabola

zhíjiǎochǐ

直角尺

[直角尺]

a set square (carpenter's tool)

zhígōugōu

直勾勾

[直勾勾]

(of one's gaze) fixed; staring

jiǎozhíjī

矫直机

[矯直機]

(manufacturing) straightening machine
straightener

Hán Yànzhí

韩彦直

[韓彥直]

Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄／橘录 (júlù)

zhíshàngyúnxiāo

直上云霄

[直上雲霄]

to soar into the sky

zhíqíngjìngxíng

直情径行

[直情徑行]

straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)

zhíjiējìngzhēng

直接竞争

[直接競爭]

direct competitor
direct competition

zhíjiǎozuòbiāo

直角坐标

[直角座標]

rectangular coordinates

chuízhíwěiyì

垂直尾翼

[垂直尾翼]

(aviation) tailfin; vertical stabilizer

zuǐkuàixīnzhí

嘴快心直

[嘴快心直]

outspoken and frank (idiom)

zhídáhángbān

直达航班

[直達航班]

direct flight

xīnzhízuǐkuài

心直嘴快

[心直嘴快]

frank and outspoken
straight speaking
to say what one thinks

jízhuǎnzhíxià

急转直下

[急轉直下]

to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

jìngqíngzhísuì

径情直遂

[徑情直遂]

to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

shìfēiqūzhí

是非曲直

[是非曲直]

lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
pros and cons

xiànchǎngzhíbō

现场直播

[現場直播]

on-the-spot live broadcast

zhíhūqímíng

直呼其名

[直呼其名]

(idiom) to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)

zhíjiēshùjù

直接数据

[直接數據]

data-direct (in LAN emulation)

kǒukuàixīnzhí

口快心直

[口快心直]

see 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài)

yīzhíyǐlái

一直以来

[一直以來]

in the past always
for a long time now
until now

zhídálièchē

直达列车

[直達列車]

through train

Zhíxìjūnfá

直系军阀

[直係軍閥]

the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords

zhíshēngfēijī

直升飞机

[直升飛機]

see 直升機／直升机 (zhíshēngjī)

zhíbōdàihuò

直播带货

[直播帶貨]

(neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase

bǐngbǐzhíshū

秉笔直书

[秉筆直書]

to record faithfully

zhídǎo Huáng Lóng

直捣黄龙

[直搗黃龍]

lit. to directly attack Huanglong
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

zhíyánbùhuì

直言不讳

[直言不諱]

to speak bluntly (idiom)
not to mince words

zhítōnghuǒchē

直通火车

[直通火車]

through train

xiānxīnzhíjìng

纤芯直径

[纖芯直徑]

core diameter (of a fiber)

kǒuxiántǐzhí

口嫌体直

[口嫌體直]

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 (kǒuxiántǐzhèngzhí))

zhíláizhíqù

直来直去

[直來直去]

going directly (without detour)
(fig.) direct
straightforward (in one's manner or speech)

zhíyánwúhuì

直言无讳

[直言無諱]

to speak one's mind
to speak candidly (idiom)

yìmiànzhíxiàn

异面直线

[異面直線]

(math.) skew lines

qīngyúnzhíshàng

青云直上

[青雲直上]

rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
meteoric career

zhíjiéliǎodàng

直捷了当

[直捷了當]

variant of 直截了當／直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)

Zhí Wǎnzhànzhēng

直皖战争

[直皖戰爭]

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

zhíxìzǔxiān

直系祖先

[直系祖先]

direct ancestor

zhíjiéliǎodàng

直截了当

[直截了當]

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
straightforward

lǐzhíqìzhuàng

理直气壮

[理直氣壯]

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

zhíjiēliǎodàng

直接了当

[直接了當]

see 直截了當／直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)

zhíjiēbīnyǔ

直接宾语

[直接賓語]

direct object (grammar)

xīnzhíkǒukuài

心直口快

[心直口快]

frank and outspoken (idiom)
straight speaking
to say what one thinks

dāndāozhírù

单刀直入

[單刀直入]

to get straight to the point (idiom)

zhíxìxuèqìng

直系血亲

[直系血親]

direct descendant
blood relative

fènqǐzhízhuī

奋起直追

[奮起直追]

to catch up vigorously
to set off in hot pursuit

zhídàoxiànzài

直到现在

[直到現在]

even now
until now
right up to the present

wǎngluòzhíjìng

网络直径

[網絡直徑]

network diameter

fúyáozhíshàng

扶摇直上

[扶搖直上]

to skyrocket
to get quick promotion in one's career

zhíxìqīnshǔ

直系亲属

[直系親屬]

next of kin
immediate dependant

zhíshūxiōngyì

直抒胸臆

[直抒胸臆]

to speak one's mind

zhíláizhíwǎng

直来直往

[直來直往]

blunt
outspoken

zhíyánmìngtí

直言命题

[直言命題]

categorical proposition (logic)

héngchōngzhízhuàng

横冲直撞

[橫衝直撞]

(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage

Zhíbùluótuó

直布罗陀

[直布羅陀]

Gibraltar

zhíchángzhídù

直肠直肚

[直腸直肚]

frank and outspoken (idiom)

yǒngwǎngzhíqián

勇往直前

[勇往直前]

to advance bravely

yīwǎngzhíqián

一往直前

[一往直前]

see 一往無前／一往无前 (yīwǎngwúqián)

zhíshēngjīpíng

直升机坪

[直升機坪]

helipad

zhíjiēxuǎnjǔ

直接选举

[直接選舉]

direct election

gāngménzhícháng

肛门直肠

[肛門直腸]

rectum (anatomy)

zhíméidèngyǎn

直眉瞪眼

[直眉瞪眼]

to stare angrily or vacantly

yīzhíwǎngqián

一直往前

[一直往前]

straight ahead

jiǎowǎngguòzhí

矫枉过直

[矯枉過直]

see 矯枉過正／矫枉过正 (jiǎowǎngguòzhèng)

shěngzhíguǎnxiàn

省直管县

[省直管縣]

direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)

chángqūzhírù

长驱直入

[長驅直入]

to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
(fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth
to flood in

zhídào'érxíng

直道而行

[直道而行]

lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity

zhíxiànjiāsùqì

直线加速器

[直線加速器]

linear accelerator

zhíjiǎosānjiǎoxíng

直角三角形

[直角三角形]

right-angled triangle

Yìdàlìzhímiàn

意大利直面

[意大利直麵]

spaghetti

Zhíluò Bùlányǎ

直落布兰雅

[直落布蘭雅]

Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore

zhōngyāngzhíxiáshì

中央直辖市

[中央直轄市]

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

kǒuxiántǐzhèngzhí

口嫌体正直

[口嫌體正直]