直 zik⁶ {zhí}

(slang) (figurative) dead

直 zik⁶ {zhí}

1. straight
2. to straighten
3. fair and reasonable
4. frank
5. straightforward
6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
7. vertical
8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

直 zik⁶ {Zhí}

1. surname Zhi
2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農 Farmer God

直板 zik⁶ baan² {zhí bǎn}

Perfectly straight; bolt upright

直情 zik⁶ cing⁴ {zhí qíng}

it's; really (spoken)

直程 zik⁶ cing⁴ {zhí chéng}

(adverb) definitely; absolutely; totally; completely; directly; undoubtedly; unquestionably; literally; altogether (to do something outright)

直笛 zik⁶ dek² {zhí dí}

Recorder

直呼 zik⁶ fu¹ {zhí hū}

call directly; directly say; directly remark

直覺〔-觉〕 zik⁶ gok³ {zhí jué}

1. sixth sense 2. instincts

直音 zik⁶ jam¹ {zhí yīn}

traditional method of indicating the pronunciation of a Chinese character by citing another character with the same pronunciation

直落 zik⁶ lok⁶ {zhí luò}

going straight down; moving on

直上 zik⁶ soeng⁵ {zhí shàng}

straight up; straight on

直頭〔-头〕 zik⁶ tau⁴ {zhí tóu}

(adv.) altogether (to do something outright), (e.g. 佢唔單止訓得少, 有時直頭唔訓 He doesn't sleep much, sometimes he skips sleeping altogether); definitely; absolutely; totally; completely; directly; undoubtedly; unquestionably; literally

直資〔-资〕 zik⁶ zi¹ {zhí zī}

Direct Subsidy Scheme

直白 zik⁶ baak⁶ {zhí bái}

1. frank
2. open
3. blunt

直奔 zik⁶ ban¹ {zhí bèn}

1. to go straight to
2. to make a beeline for

直筆〔-笔〕 zik⁶ bat¹ {zhí bǐ}

a straightforward honest account

直播 zik⁶ bo³ {zhí bō}

1. live broadcast (not recorded)
2. direct Internet broadcasting
3. (agriculture) direct seeding

直陳〔-陈〕 zik⁶ can⁴ {zhí chén}

1. to say straight out
2. to point out bluntly
3. to give a straightforward account
4. to disclose

直尺 zik⁶ cek³ {zhí chǐ}

straight ruler

直腸〔-肠〕 zik⁶ coeng² {zhí cháng}

rectum (anatomy)

直達〔-达〕 zik⁶ daat⁶ {zhí dá}

1. to go nonstop to
2. through (as in "through train")
3. nonstop

直隸〔-隶〕 zik⁶ dai⁶ {Zhí lì}

Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong

直搗〔-捣〕 zik⁶ dou² {zhí dǎo}

1. to storm
2. to attack directly

直到 zik⁶ dou³ {zhí dào}

until

直髮〔-发〕 zik⁶ faat³ {zhí fà}

straight hair

直飛〔-飞〕 zik⁶ fei¹ {zhí fēi}

1. to fly directly
2. direct flight

直諫〔-谏〕 zik⁶ gaan³ {zhí jiàn}

1. to admonish sb frankly
2. direct criticism

直感 zik⁶ gam² {zhí gǎn}

1. intuition
2. direct feeling or understanding

直根 zik⁶ gan¹ {zhí gēn}

taproot (main root growing vertically down)

直徑〔-径〕 zik⁶ ging³ {zhí jìng}

diameter

直殭〔-僵〕 zik⁶ goeng¹ {zhí jiāng}

1. rigid
2. stiff

直覺〔-觉〕 zik⁶ gok³ {zhí jué}

intuition

直角 zik⁶ gok³ {zhí jiǎo}

a right angle

直觀〔-观〕 zik⁶ gun¹ {zhí guān}

1. direct observation
2. directly perceived through the senses
3. intuitive
4. audiovisual

直系 zik⁶ hai⁶ {zhí xì}

directly related

直行 zik⁶ hang⁴ {zhí xíng}

1. to go straight
2. straight forward
3. fig. to do right

直轄〔-辖〕 zik⁶ hat⁶ {zhí xiá}

to govern directly

直航 zik⁶ hong⁴ {zhí háng}

1. direct flight
2. to fly directly

直譯〔-译〕 zik⁶ jik⁶ {zhí yì}

literal translation

直言 zik⁶ jin⁴ {zhí yán}

1. to speak forthrightly
2. to talk bluntly

直立 zik⁶ laap⁶ {zhí lì}

1. erect
2. upright

直流 zik⁶ lau⁴ {zhí liú}

1. to flow directly
2. direct current (D.C.)

直餾〔-馏〕 zik⁶ lau⁶ {zhí liú}

direct distillation

直男 zik⁶ naam⁴ {zhí nán}

straight guy

直率 zik⁶ seot¹ {zhí shuài}

1. candid
2. frank

直視〔-视〕 zik⁶ si⁶ {zhí shì}

to look straight at

直線〔-线〕 zik⁶ sin³ {zhí xiàn}

1. straight line
2. sharply (rise or fall)

直銷〔-销〕 zik⁶ siu¹ {zhí xiāo}

1. to sell directly
2. direct sale (by a factory)
3. direct marketing

直爽 zik⁶ song² {zhí shuǎng}

1. straightforward
2. outspoken

直屬〔-属〕 zik⁶ suk⁶ {zhí shǔ}

directly subordinate

直書〔-书〕 zik⁶ syu¹ {zhí shū}

to record faithfully

直選〔-选〕 zik⁶ syun² {zhí xuǎn}

direct election

直通 zik⁶ tung¹ {zhí tōng}

to lead directly to

直話〔-话〕 zik⁶ waa⁶ {zhí huà}

1. straight talk
2. straightforward words

直至 zik⁶ zi³ {zhí zhì}

1. lasting until
2. up till (the present)

直積〔-积〕 zik⁶ zik¹ {zhí jī}

direct product (in set theory)

直接 zik⁶ zip³ {zhí jiē}

1. direct
2. opposite: indirect 間接
3. immediate
4. directly
5. straightforward

直截 zik⁶ zit⁶ {zhí jié}

straightforward

直捷 zik⁶ zit⁶ {zhí jié}

straightforward

直掇 zik⁶ zyut³ {zhí duō}

a kind of a robe

直敪 zik⁶ zyut³ {zhí duō}

a kind of a robe

直裰 zik⁶ zyut³ {zhí duō}

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

直筆甩〔-笔-〕 zik⁶ bat¹ lat¹ {zhí bǐ shuǎi}

being straight to the point; perfectly straight; bolt upright

直身裙 zik⁶ san¹ kwan⁴ {zhí shēn qún}

(noun) a straight skirt

直昇機〔-升机〕 zik⁶ sing¹ gei¹ {zhí shēng jī}

(noun) a helicopter

直通車〔--车〕 zik⁶ tung¹ ce¹ {zhí tōng chē}

through train between Hong Kong and Guangzhou

直翅目 zik⁶ ci³ muk⁶ {zhí chì mù}

Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)

直瞪瞪 zik⁶ cing⁴ cing⁴ {zhí dèng dèng}

to stare blankly

直腸鏡〔-肠镜〕 zik⁶ coeng⁴ geng³ {zhí cháng jìng}

proctoscope (medicine)

直達車〔-达车〕 zik⁶ daat⁶ ce¹ {zhí dá chē}

through train (or bus)

直髮器〔-发-〕 zik⁶ faat³ hei³ {zhí fà qì}

hair straightener

直方圖〔--图〕 zik⁶ fong¹ tou⁴ {zhí fāng tú}

1. histogram
2. bar chart

直角尺 zik⁶ gok³ cek³ {zhí jiǎo chǐ}

a set square (carpenter's tool)

直角器 zik⁶ gok³ hei³ {zhí jiǎo qì}

a set square (carpenter's tool)

直覺性〔-觉-〕 zik⁶ gok³ sing³ {zhí jué xìng}

intuitiveness

直轄市〔-辖-〕 zik⁶ hat⁶ si⁵ {zhí xiá shì}

1. municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶, the first level administrative subdivision
2. province level city
3. also called directly governed city

直譯器〔-译-〕 zik⁶ jik⁶ hei³ {zhí yì qì}

interpreter (computing)

直撅撅 zik⁶ kyut³ kyut³ {zhí juē juē}

completely straight

直立人 zik⁶ laap⁶ jan⁴ {zhí lì rén}

Homo erectus

直流電〔--电〕 zik⁶ lau⁴ din⁶ {zhí liú diàn}

direct current

直溜溜 zik⁶ lau⁶ lau⁶ {zhí liū liū}

straight as an arrow

直愣愣 zik⁶ ling⁶ ling⁶ {zhí lèng lèng}

staring blankly

直勾勾 zik⁶ ngau¹ ngau¹ {zhí gōu gōu}

with fixed eyes

直升機〔--机〕 zik⁶ sing¹ gei¹ {zhí shēng jī}

1. helicopter
2. CL: 架

直通車〔--车〕 zik⁶ tung¹ ce¹ {zhí tōng chē}

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

直接稅〔--税〕 zik⁶ zip³ seoi³ {zhí jiē shuì}

direct tax

直通巴士 zik⁶ tung¹ baa¹ si² {zhí tōng bā shì}

shuttle express bus or coach

直接影響〔---响〕 zik⁶ zip³ jing² hoeng² {zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng}

Direct influence

直接貿易〔--贸-〕 zik⁶ zip³ mau⁶ jik⁶ {zhí jiē mào yì}

Direct trade

直布羅陀〔--罗-〕 zik⁶ bou³ lo⁴ to⁴ {Zhí bù luó tuó}

Gibraltar

直情徑行〔--径-〕 zik⁶ cing⁴ ging³ hang⁴ {zhí qíng jìng xíng}

straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)

直腸直肚〔-肠--〕 zik⁶ coeng⁴ zik⁶ tou⁵ {zhí cháng zhí dù}

frank and outspoken (idiom)

直搗黃龍〔-捣黄龙〕 zik⁶ dou² wong⁴ lung⁴ {zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng}

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

直到現在〔--现-〕 zik⁶ dou³ jin⁶ zoi⁶ {zhí dào xiàn zài}

1. even now
2. until now
3. right up to the present

直道而行 zik⁶ dou⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴ {zhí dào ér xíng}

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

直呼其名 zik⁶ fu¹ kei⁴ ming⁴ {zhí hū qí míng}

1. to address sb directly by name (idiom)
2. to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or over-familiarity)

直角三角 zik⁶ gok³ saam¹ gok³ {zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo}

a right angled triangle

直角座標〔--坐标〕 zik⁶ gok³ zo⁶ biu¹ {zhí jiǎo zuò biāo}

rectangular coordinates

直系親屬〔--亲属〕 zik⁶ hai⁶ can¹ suk⁶ {zhí xì qīn shǔ}

1. next of kin
2. immediate dependant

直係軍閥〔-系军阀〕 zik⁶ hai⁶ gwan¹ fat⁶ {Zhí xì jūn fá}

the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords

直系血親〔---亲〕 zik⁶ hai⁶ hyut³ can¹ {zhí xì xuè qìng}

1. direct descendant
2. blood relative

直系祖先 zik⁶ hai⁶ zou² sin¹ {zhí xì zǔ xiān}

direct ancestor

直言不諱〔---讳〕 zik⁶ jin⁴ bat¹ wai⁵ {zhí yán bù huì}

1. to speak bluntly (idiom)
2. not to mince words

直言命題〔---题〕 zik⁶ jin⁴ ming⁶ tai⁴ {zhí yán mìng tí}

categorical proposition (logic)

直言無諱〔--无讳〕 zik⁶ jin⁴ mou⁴ wai⁵ {zhí yán wú huì}

1. to speak one's mind
2. to speak candidly (idiom)

直來直去〔-来--〕 zik⁶ loi⁴ zik⁶ heoi³ {zhí lái zhí qù}

there and back without delay

直來直往〔-来--〕 zik⁶ loi⁴ zik⁶ wong⁵ {zhí lái zhí wǎng}

1. blunt
2. outspoken

直眉瞪眼 zik⁶ mei⁴ cing⁴ ngaan⁵ {zhí méi dèng yǎn}

to stare directly (in anger)

直升機坪〔--机-〕 zik⁶ sing¹ gei¹ ping⁴ {zhí shēng jī píng}

helipad

直上雲霄〔--云-〕 zik⁶ soeng⁵ wan⁴ siu¹ {zhí shàng yún xiāo}

to soar into the sky

直抒胸臆 zik⁶ syu¹ hung¹ jik¹ {zhí shū xiōng yì}

to speak one's mind

直通火車〔---车〕 zik⁶ tung¹ fo² ce¹ {zhí tōng huǒ chē}

through train

直皖戰爭〔--战争〕 zik⁶ wun⁵ zin³ zang¹ {Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng}

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

直接賓語〔--宾语〕 zik⁶ zip³ ban¹ jyu⁵ {zhí jiē bīn yǔ}

direct object (grammar)

直接競爭〔--竞争〕 zik⁶ zip³ ging⁶ zang¹ {zhí jiē jìng zhēng}

1. direct competitor
2. direct competition

直接數據〔--数据〕 zik⁶ zip³ sou³ geoi³ {zhí jiē shù jù}

data-direct (in LAN emulation)

直接選舉〔--选举〕 zik⁶ zip³ syun² geoi² {zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ}

direct election

直截了當〔---当〕 zik⁶ zit⁶ liu⁵ dong³ {zhí jié liǎo dàng}

1. direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
2. straightforward

直角三角形 zik⁶ gok³ saam¹ gok³ jing⁴ {zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng}

a right angled triangle

直落布蘭雅〔---兰-〕 zik⁶ lok⁶ bou³ laan⁴ ngaa⁵ {Zhí luò Bù lán yǎ}

Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore (GM)

直線加速器〔-线---〕 zik⁶ sin³ gaa¹ cuk¹ hei³ {zhí xiàn jiā sù qì}

linear accelerator

直布羅陀海峽〔--罗--峡〕 zik⁶ bou³ lo⁴ to⁴ hoi² haap⁶ {Zhí bù luó tuó Hǎi xiá}

Strait of Gibraltar

直線性加速器〔-线----〕 zik⁶ sin³ sing³ gaa¹ cuk¹ hei³ {zhí xiàn xìng jiā sù qì}

linear accelerator