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HSK
straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
HSK 2
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接) / immediate / straightforward
HSK 2
(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 3
until
HSK 3
simply; really
HSK 3
straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
HSK 5
helicopter / CL:
HSK 6
diameter
HSK 7-9
direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
HSK 7-9
to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop
HSK 7-9
honest; frank; candid
HSK 7-9
lasting until / up till (the present)
HSK 7-9
to advance bravely
HSK 7-9
to go straight to / to make a beeline for
HSK 7-9
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
HSK 7-9
to look straight at
HSK 7-9
intuition
HSK 7-9
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
perpendicular; vertical
to flow steadily / direct current (DC)
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
directly subordinate
rectum (anatomy)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
erect / upright / vertical
direct election
to govern directly
to face (reality, danger etc)
vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
to straighten / to stretch out
smooth / level
a right angle
to lead directly to
literal translation
straight ruler
Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
candid / frank
to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
histogram
Strait of Gibraltar
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
directly related
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
upright and outspoken
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing
to say straightforwardly
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
to fly or sail direct (to ...)
straight hair
straightforward / outspoken
(idiom) to get straight to the point
to fly non-stop; to fly direct (to ...)
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
stiff / rigid / inflexible
to sell directly / direct sale (by a factory) / direct marketing
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
to speak one's mind
to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career
honest and straightforward
lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
frank / straightforward / blunt
(of one's gaze) fixed; staring
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in
to admonish sb frankly / direct criticism
directly
straight talk / straightforward words
staring blankly
to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose
upright; erect / to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
(colloquial) whatever / come what may
straightforward
straight as an arrow
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
to stare angrily or vacantly
(coll.) forthright person
straight shooter
straightforward
to stare blankly
to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
completely straight
to stare / to look blank / to be fixed (of eyes)
to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right
variant of 耿直
(baseball) fastball / (fig.) (coll.) direct; frank; upfront; blunt
(of a connector etc) inline
lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
direct competitor / direct competition
in the past always / for a long time now / until now
upright / straightforward
intuition / direct feeling or understanding
to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight
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
even now / until now / right up to the present
"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)

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