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直
zhí
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English Definitionstraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; (Chinese surname); Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Simplified Script直
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhí
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zik6
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
直接zhíjiēdirect (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward
直到zhídàountil
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
直径zhíjìngdiameter
直播zhíbō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding
Words With Same Tail Word    
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along
简直jiǎnzhísimply; at all; practically
垂直chuízhíperpendicular; vertical
正直zhèngzhíupright; upstanding; honest
径直jìngzhídirectly
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