凸缘式弹壳 rimmed cartridge case / flanged cartridge 带式弹壳 belted cartridge case 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) 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 案情 àn qíng details of a case / case 命案 mìng àn homicide case / murder case syn 杀人案 殺人案 shā rén àn murder case / homicide case syn 然则 然則 rán zé that being the case / then / in that case syn 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 另案 lìng àn another case (in law) / a case to treat separately 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 涉黑案 shè hēi àn gang-related case / criminal case 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 人力资源个桉干事 人力資源個案幹事 human resources case officer / HR case officer 病例对照研究 bìng lì duì zhào yán jiū case-control study / case-referent study 战斗紧张病例 戰鬥緊張病例 battle stress case / battle stress casualty / battle shock case / battle shock casualty 医案 醫案 yī àn case history (TCM) / case record 接案 jiē àn to be informed of a case / to take a case / to contract for a job (as a freelancer) 墨盒 mò hé ink cartridge 硒鼓 xī gǔ toner cartridge 滤芯 濾芯 lǜ xīn filter cartridge / filter 弹夹 彈夾 dàn jiā ammunition clip / cartridge clip / magazine (for ammunition) 卡式 kǎ shì (of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式[cha1 ka3 shi4]) (loanword from "card") 梭子 suō zi (textiles) shuttle / cartridge clip / classifier for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire syn 爆管 bào guǎn cartridge igniter / squib 氧化罐 yǎng huà guàn Hopcalite canister / Hopcalite cartridge 墨匣 mò xiá ink cartridge 空包弹 空包彈 kōng bāo dàn blank cartridge 弹药筒 彈藥筒 dàn yào tǒng cartridge 缘发式子弹 rimfire cartridge 烟弹 煙彈 smoke cartridge 卡式炉 卡式爐 kǎ shì lú portable gas stove (fueled by a gas cartridge) 感光鼓 gǎn guāng gǔ toner cartridge 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 