直球 Traditional form: 直球 Pinyin (reading): zhíqiú Definitions: (baseball) fastball (fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt Characters: 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round Traditional characters: 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round