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Pīnyīn
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HSK
straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
HSK 2
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
simply; really
HSK 3
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
honest; frank; candid
HSK 7-9
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
directly
perpendicular; vertical
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward
straight / direct
upright; erect / to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old)
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb) / fig. everything will be all right
upright / straightforward
(colloquial) whatever / come what may
strong and upright
smooth / level
upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean
unyielding
(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
stiff / rigid / inflexible
to straighten / to stretch out
upright and unyielding (literary)
straight shooter
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil
straightforward
honest and straightforward
frank / straightforward / blunt
upright and outspoken
variant of 耿直
variant of 耿直
outspoken and frank (idiom)
to straighten (by pulling or stretching) / to be even (neither side losing out)
to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight
your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
(HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal
to straighten
Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)
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)
simple and frank
to stare / to look blank / to be fixed (of eyes)
to straighten / (fig.) to mend one's ways
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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