直 (zhí) — Chinese word meaning

这条线与地面垂直。

zhè tiáo xiàn yǔ dì miàn chuí zhí

This line is perpendicular to the ground.

面对困难，我们要勇往直前。

miàn duì kùn nán wǒ men yào yǒng wǎng zhí qián

Facing difficulties, we must forge ahead courageously.

他径直走进了办公室。

tā jìng zhí zǒu jìn le bàn gōng shì

He walked straight into the office.

他是一个正直的人，从不说谎。

tā shì yí gè zhèng zhí de rén cóng bù shuō huǎng

He is an honest and upright person who never lies.

他理直气壮地反驳了对方的指责。

tā lǐ zhí qì zhuàng de fǎn bó le duì fāng de zhǐ zé

He confidently refuted the other party's accusations.

我们坐直升机去了山顶。

wǒ men zuò zhí shēng jī qù le shān dǐng

We took a helicopter to the mountaintop.

这个圆的直径是10厘米。

zhè ge yuán de zhí jìng shì shí lí mǐ

The diameter of this circle is 10 centimeters.

两点之间直线最短。

liǎng diǎn zhī jiān zhí xiàn zuì duǎn

A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.

他工作直至深夜。

tā gōng zuò zhí zhì shēn yè

He worked until late at night.

这个图表很直观，一看就明白。

zhè ge tú biǎo hěn zhí guān yī kàn jiù míng bai

This chart is very intuitive; you understand it at a glance.

他勇敢地直视着对手的眼睛。

tā yǒng gǎn de zhí shì zhe duì shǒu de yǎn jing

He bravely looked directly into his opponent's eyes.

我的直觉告诉我这是对的。

wǒ de zhí jué gào su wǒ zhè shì duì de

My intuition tells me this is right.

中国有四个直辖市：北京、上海、天津和重庆。

Zhōng guó yǒu sì ge zhí xiá shì Běi jīng Shàng hǎi Tiān jīn hé Chóng qìng

China has four municipalities directly under the Central Government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

这趟列车直达北京。

zhè tàng liè chē zhí dá běi jīng

This train goes directly to Beijing.

她性格耿直，总是直言不讳。

tā xìng gé gěng zhí zǒng shì zhí yán bù huì

She has a straightforward and honest character and always speaks her mind.