straight, upright, vertical
Animated Stroke Order 直
Stroke Order Diagrams 直
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HSK Vocabulary: 直
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 直 is used in context
1
liǎng两
diǎn点
zhī之
jiān间
zhí直
xiàn线
zuì最
duǎn短
。
The straight line is the shortest between two points.
2
jīn今
wǎn晚
yǒu有
zú足
qiú球
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
zhí直
bō播
。
There is a live broadcast of the football match tonight.
3
qǐng请
zhí直
jiē接
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
nǐ你
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Please tell me your thoughts directly.
4
tā他
yì一
zhí直
xiào笑
。
He keeps laughing.
5
wǒ我
yì一
zhí直
zài在
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
。
I have been learning Chinese all along.
6
cóng从
zǎo早
shàng上
dào到
xiàn现
zài在
，
yǔ雨
yì一
zhí直
xià下
gè个
bù不
tíng停
。
It has been raining nonstop from morning until now.
7
wǒ我
zhí直
jiē接
huí回
jiā家
。
I go home directly.
8
nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
zhí直
jiē接
wèn问
tā他
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
。
You can ask him this question directly.
9
wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
zhí直
jiē接
zuò坐
fēi飞
jī机
qù去
běi北
jīng京
。
To save time, we decided to fly directly to Beijing.
10
zhè这
ge个
píng苹
guǒ果
jiǎn简
zhí直
tài太
dà大
le了
！
This apple is simply too big!
Information
Traditional直
Radical目
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#558
Zhuyinㄓˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+76F4
CangjieJBMM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality