留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student 研究生 yán jiū shēng graduate student / postgraduate student / research student 毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn 女大 nǚ dà (slang) female university student / female college student 男大 nán dà (slang) male university student / male college student 留子 liú zi (slang) international student / student studying abroad 一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 直行 zhí xíng to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right 照直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward 捧哏 pěng gén straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4kou3 xiang4sheng1]) / (of a straight man) to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏[dou4gen2] 直基线制 直基線制 zhí jī xiàn zhì straight baseline system / system of straight baselines 长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting) 大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng university student / college student 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 录取 錄取 lù qǔ to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate) syn 中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student / high school student 工读生 工讀生 gōng dú shēng student who also works part-time / (old) reform-school student 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 神学士 神學士 shén xué shì student of theology / Bachelor of Divinity / Taleban (Farsi: student) 推甄 tuī zhēn to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school / to put a student on the recommendation track (one of several ways of gaining admission to a higher-level school in Taiwan) / abbr. for 推薦甄選|推荐甄选 体育生 體育生 tǐ yù shēng student who engages in regular training for a sport / student who takes physical education as a subject 徒孙 徒孫 tú sūn grand-disciple / student's student syn 掰弯 掰彎 bāi wān to bend / (slang) to turn a straight person gay 掰直 bāi zhí to straighten / (slang) to turn a gay person straight 女高 nǚ gāo (slang) female high school student / all-girls high school 男高 nán gāo (slang) male high school student 动Ｌ 動Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) 小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice / greenhorn / (old) (slang) fool / idiot / abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy 尬舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves 下头 下頭 xià tóu (slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting / (slang) to feel put off syn 拆家 chāi jiā (slang) low-level drug dealer / (slang) (of a pet) to wreck the house (scattering trash, chewing on furniture etc) 捡漏 撿漏 jiǎn lòu to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault / to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity 树洞 樹洞 shù dòng tree hollow / (slang) anonymous platform for sharing secrets / (slang) confidant 直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to / to make a beeline for 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 直视 直視 zhí shì to look straight at syn 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight syn 屹立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) syn 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 直发 直髮 zhí fà straight hair 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 横冲直撞 橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom) / to push through shoving and bumping / to barge / to charge around violently syn 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn 偏转 偏轉 piān zhuǎn deflection (physics) / deviation (away from a straight line) 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù to get straight to the point (idiom) syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 一马平川 一馬平川 yī mǎ píng chuān flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom) / wide expanse of flat country syn 同花顺 同花順 tóng huā shùn straight flush (poker) 直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler syn 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn 平角 píng jiǎo (math.) straight angle 墨斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 冲 衝 chōng thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash syn 径 徑 jìng footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly syn 挺 tǐng straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns syn 矢 shǐ arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3] syn 絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse 睖 líng to stare straight ahead 上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices syn 对口相声 對口相聲 duì kǒu xiàng shēng comic crosstalk / formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2] and straight man 捧哏[peng3 gen2] 心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn 气宇轩昂 氣宇軒昂 qì yǔ xuān áng to have an imposing or impressive appearance / impressive appearance / straight and impressive looking 直道而行 zhí dào ér xíng lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects) / to act with integrity 行不从径 行不從徑 xíng bù cóng jìng lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 规矩绳墨 規矩繩墨 guī ju shéng mò compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom) / fig. established standard / norms / criteria 青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom) / rapid promotion to a high post / meteoric career syn 迳直 逕直 jìng zhí straight / direct 橚 sù tall and straight (of trees) 脡 tǐng brisket meat / straight 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight 俓 jìng straight / pass 一径 一徑 yī jìng directly / straightaway / straight 一直往前 yī zhí wǎng qián straight ahead 劲拔 勁拔 jìng bá tall and straight 嘴直 zuǐ zhí straight shooter 地心纬度 地心緯度 dì xīn wěi dù geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth) 几何线 幾何線 jǐ hé xiàn geometric straight line 抹不下脸 抹不下臉 mǒ bù xià liǎn to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom) 摺線 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线, broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 木讷老人 木訥老人 mù nè lǎo rén ungraduated ruler / straight edge 板脸 板臉 bǎn liǎn to put on a straight, stern or blank face / to put on a poker face syn 直撅撅 zhí juē juē completely straight 直话 直話 zhí huà straight talk / straightforward words 绳墨 繩墨 shéng mò lit. carpenter's straight line marker / same as 墨斗 / fig. rules / rules and regulations syn 脚正不怕鞋歪 腳正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 手里剑 手裡劍 shǒu lǐ jiàn straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken) 直线基线 直線基線 zhí xiàn jī xiàn straight baseline 