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直视 (zhí shì): Look straight at / stare at (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

直视 consists of 2 characters.

straight; direct; vertical

to look at, to view, to regard

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Word Info

Pinyinzhí shì

Meaninglook straight at / stare at

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word直视

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 直视.

Words with 直

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直到zhí dàoHSK 3
直接zhí jiēHSK 4
简直jiǎn zhíHSK 5
垂直chuí zhíHSK 6
直径zhí jìngHSK 6
直播zhí bōHSK 6
理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngHSK 6

Words with 视

电视diàn shìHSK 1
重视zhòng shìHSK 4
电视剧diàn shì jùHSK 4
影视yǐng shìHSK 5
忽视hū shìHSK 5
视为shì wéiHSK 5
轻视qīng shìHSK 5
电视台

diàn shì tái

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 直视 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 直视 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

zhí直

shì视

wèn问

tí题

neutral

face the problem directly

zhí直

shì视

duì对

fāng方

de的

yǎn眼

jing睛

zhí直

shì视

qián前

fāng方

neutral

look straight ahead

Adverb + Verb

yǒng勇

gǎn敢

zhí直

shì视

neutral

look directly bravely

4.

Example Sentences with 直视

tā他

zhí直

shì视

zhe着

wǒ我

shuō说

huà话

neutral

look directly into someone's eyes

bù不

gǎn敢

zhí直

shì视

neutral

dare not look directly

。

He looked directly at me while speaking.

zài在

fǎ法

tíng庭

shàng上

，

zhèng证

rén人

bì必

xū须

zhí直

shì视

fǎ法

guān官

，

qīng清

xī晰

dì地

chén陈

shù述

shì事

shí实

。

In court, the witness must look straight at the judge and state the facts clearly.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

zhí直

shì视

wǒ我

de的

yǎn眼

jīng睛

，

shì是

zài在

yǐn隐

mán瞒

shén什

me么

ma吗

？

Why don't you look me in the eye? Are you hiding something?

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā她

yǒng勇

gǎn敢

dì地

zhí直

shì视

lǎo老

bǎn板

de的

yǎn眼

jīng睛

，

biǎo表

dá达

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

During the meeting, she bravely looked directly into the boss's eyes to express her thoughts.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zhí直

shì视

guò过

zì自

jǐ己

de的

quē缺

diǎn点

，

zhè这

zǔ阻

ài碍

le了

tā他

de的

chéng成

zhǎng长

。

He has never stared directly at his own shortcomings, which hinders his growth.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

zhí直

shì视

duì对

fāng方

néng能

zhǎn展

xiàn现

nǐ你

de的

zì自

xìn信

yǔ与

jiān坚

dìng定

lì立

chǎng场

。

In negotiations, looking straight at the other party can show your confidence and firm stance.

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zhí直

shì视

wèn问

tí题

，

ér而

bú不

shì是

táo逃

bì避

tā它

。

When facing difficulties, we need to confront the problem directly instead of avoiding it.

dāng当

péng朋

yǒu友

qīng倾

sù诉

fán烦

nǎo恼

shí时

，

qǐng请

zhí直

shì视

tā他

bìng并

jǐ给

yǔ予

zhēn真

chéng诚

de的

huí回

yìng应

。

When a friend confides their troubles, please look straight at them and give a sincere response.