直 zhí

1. zhí adjective straight
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 连站直的劲儿也不再有 '[He] did not have enough strength to stand up straight again.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 22; Guoyu '直' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 1, p. 606; NCCED '直' 1, p. 2095; Unihan '直'; XHZD '直' 1, p. 977)
2. zhí adjective upright; honest; upstanding
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Of personal character; in the sense of 不邪曲; as in 正直 (Guoyu '直' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 1b, p. 606; NCCED '直' 4, p. 2095)
3. zhí adjective vertical
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 竖的 (Guoyu '直' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '直' 1a, p. 606; NCCED '直' 3, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 5, p. 977)
4. zhí verb to straighten
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 1a, p. 606; NCCED '直' 2, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 2, p. 977)
5. zhí adjective straightforward; frank
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 坦白; for example, the idiom 心直口快 frank and outspoken (Guoyu '直' adj 4; NCCED '直' 5, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 3, p. 977)
6. zhí adjective stiff; inflexible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 呆板 (Guoyu '直' adj 5; NCCED '直' 6, p. 2095)
7. zhí adverb only; but; just
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 但 or 只 (Guoyu '直' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 4, p. 606; NCCED '直' 10, p. 2095)
8. zhí adverb unexpectedly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 竟然 (Guoyu '直' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 5, p. 606)
9. zhí adverb continuously; directly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 直达 nonstop (Guoyu '直' adv 3; NCCED '直' 8, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 4, p. 977)
10. zhí verb to undertake; to act as
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抵得上; as a variant of 值 (Guoyu '直' v 1; Kroll 2015 '直' 2a, p. 606; XHZD '直' 7, p. 977)
11. zhí verb to resist; to confront
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 抵擋 (Guoyu '直' v 2; Kroll 2015 '直' 2, p. 606)
12. zhí verb to be on duty
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 當班; as a variant of 值 (Guoyu '直' v 3; Kroll 2015 '直' 2a, p. 606)
13. zhí noun reward; remuneration
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 报酬 (Guoyu '直' n 1)
14. zhí noun a vertical stroke
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '直' 7, p. 2095; XHZD '直' 6, p. 977)
15. zhí verb to be worth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 值 (Kroll 2015 '直' 3, p. 606; XHZD '直' 7, p. 977)
16. zhí adverb particularly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4a, p. 606)
17. zhí verb to make happen; to cause
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '直' 4b, p. 606)
18. zhí proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: A vertical stroke forming part of a Chinese character (Guoyu '直' n 2)
19. zhí adjective straight; ṛju
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ṛju, Japanese: choku, or: jiki (BCSD '直', p. 870; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 397; MW 'ṛju'; SH '坐', p. 275; Unihan '直')
20. zhí adjective straight; ṛju
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ṛju, Japanese: choku, or: jiki (BCSD '直', p. 870; MW 'ṛju'; SH '直', p. 275; Unihan '直')
21. zhí adjective bringing about; utthāpana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: utthāpana (BCSD '直', p. 870; Mahāvyutpatti 'utthāpanam'; MW 'utthāpana')

Contained in

• 八直行 Noble Eightfold Path; Eightfold Noble Way
• 再来不直半文钱(再來不直半文錢) a second attempt is not worth half a copper coin
• 佣直(傭直) direct
• 直行 to go straight ; straight forward ; to do right ; right conduct
• 直贡梯寺(直貢梯寺) Drigung Thil Monastery
• 慈悲能登清净地 智慧直入解脱门(慈悲能登清淨地 智慧直入解脫門) Compassion brings one into the land of purity; Wisdom takes one directly through the gate of liberation.
• 人生二十笑 (二) 误会时洒脱一笑 展现人生的修为 分手时优雅一笑 展现人生的大气 生疏时亲切一笑 展现人生的随和 难堪时转念一笑 展现人生的睿智 羞愧时大方一笑 展现人生的率真 生病时达观一笑 展现人生的态度 苦恼时开怀一笑 展现人生的气度 紧张时天真一笑 展现人生的直率 受骗时开朗一笑 展现人生的坦荡 得意时含蓄一笑 展现人生的谦卑(人生二十笑 (二) 誤會時灑脫一笑 展現人生的修為 分手時優雅一笑 展現人生的大氣 生疏時親切一笑 展現人生的隨和 難堪時轉念一笑 展現人生的睿智 羞愧時大方一笑 展現人生的率真 生病時達觀一笑 展現人生的態度 苦惱時開懷一笑 展現人生的氣度 緊張時天真一笑 展現人生的直率 受騙時開朗一笑 展現人生的坦蕩 得意時含蓄一笑 展現人生的謙卑) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (2) A carefree smile in times of misunderstanding is a demonstration of one's deportment. An elegant smile in times of a breakup is a demonstration of one's manner. An amiable smile in times of estrangement is a demonstration of one's friendliness. A hopeful smile in times of sorrow is a demonstration of one's cleverness. A gracious smile in times of shame is a demonstration of one's ingenuousness. An optimistic smile in times of ailment is a demonstration of one's attitude. A happy smile in times of distress is a demonstration of one's comportment. An honest smile in times of nervousness is a demonstration of one's frankness. A warm smile in times of deceit is a demonstration of one's clear conscience. A reserved smile in times of triumph is a demonstration of one's humbleness.
• 曲直向前 福慧双全(曲直向前 福慧雙全) Unwavering advancement despite life's twists and turns leads to the attainment of happiness and wisdom

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直敪 、 秉笔直书 、 肛门直肠 、 直隶 、 简直陈说 、 紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 、 一直 、 韩彦直 、 抗直 、 省直管县 、 直连式储存 、 一直往前 、 直爽 、 国际直通电话 、 直系军阀 、 岂直 、 横直 、 直抒胸臆 、 率直 、 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 、 直通火车 、 矫直 、 直升机坪 、 正直 、 直排 、 定直线 、 直待 、 直线加速器 、 意大利直面 、 迂直之计 、 直勾勾 、 直尺 、 急转直下 、 直接竞争 、 直谏 、 僵直 、 直掇 、 直航 、 曲直 、 笔直 、 直捷 、 李直夫 、 直面

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• Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 118
• Scroll 1 Sutra on Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva and the Ṛsī ̣Discourses on the Auspicious and Inauspicious Days of the Constellations and Luminous Bodies (Wenshushili Ji Zhu Xian Suo Shuo Jixiong Shi Ri Shan E Su Yao Jing) 文殊師利菩薩及諸仙所說吉凶時日善惡宿曜經 — count: 90
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 77
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 65
• Scroll 29 Zhen Yuan Era Catalog of Newly Authorized Buddhist Teachings (Zhen Yuan Xin Ding Shijiao Mulu) 貞元新定釋教目錄 — count: 64
• Scroll 19 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 64
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 57
• Scroll 2 Great Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra (Fo Shuo Da Anban Shou Yi Jing) 佛說大安般守意經 — count: 56
• Scroll 2 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 53
• Scroll 9 Samantapāsādikā (Shan Jian Lu Pi Po Sha) 善見律毘婆沙 — count: 51

Collocations

• 直见 (直見) 一為直見 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 20
• 直念 (直念) 二為直念 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
• 直方便 (直方便) 六為直方便 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
• 直定 (直定) 八為直定 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 14
• 直业 (直業) 五為直業 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 直语 (直語) 三為直語 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 学直 (學直) 不復學直見 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
• 名为直 (名為直) 是名為直見 — Sutra on the Four Noble Truths (Si Di Jing) 四諦經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 姓直 (姓直) 姓直清淨化 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 7
• 直清净 (直清凈) 姓直清淨化 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 7