一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 边缘 邊緣 biān yuán edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline syn 前线 前線 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge syn 直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 神经质 神經質 shén jīng zhì nervous / on edge / excitable / neurotic 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to / to make a beeline for 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to syn 直视 直視 zhí shì to look straight at syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn 提心吊胆 提心吊膽 tí xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge syn 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 前沿 qián yán (military) forward position / frontier / cutting-edge / forefront syn 屹立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) syn 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 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard 棱角 稜角 léng jiǎo edge and corner / protrusion / sharpness (of a protrusion) / craggy / ridge corner syn 刀口 dāo kǒu the edge of a knife / cut / incision syn 地头 地頭 dì tóu place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 镶边 鑲邊 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc) 平角 píng jiǎo (math.) straight angle 偏转 偏轉 piān zhuǎn deflection (physics) / deviation (away from a straight line) 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight syn 边沿 邊沿 biān yán edge / fringe syn 擦边球 擦邊球 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù to get straight to the point (idiom) syn 直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time 忐忑 tǎn tè apprehensive / on edge syn 新锐 新銳 xīn ruì cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing syn 歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side syn 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 床沿 chuáng yán the edge of a bed 卫星城 衛星城 wèi xīng chéng "satellite" town / edge city / exurb 毛边 毛邊 máo biān (textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge / rough edge 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 水浒 水滸 shuǐ hǔ edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore 切口 qiē kǒu incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book) syn 直发 直髮 zhí fà straight hair 边儿 邊兒 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1] 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 直行 zhí xíng to go straight / straight forward / fig. to do right 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 偏锋 偏鋒 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 同花顺 同花順 tóng huā shùn straight flush (poker) 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 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 冲 衝 chōng thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash syn 沿 yán along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge syn 缘 緣 yuán cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along syn 际 際 jì border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances) syn 锋 鋒 fēng point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team) syn 刃 rèn edge of blade syn 矢 shǐ arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3] syn 滨 濱 bīn (bound form) water's edge / bank / shore / (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc) syn 直话 直話 zhí huà straight talk / straightforward words 径 徑 jìng footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly syn 畔 pàn (bound form) side / edge / boundary syn 棱 稜 léng arris / edge / corrugation / ridges syn 照直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward 冉 rǎn edge of a tortoiseshell / used in 冉冉[ran3 ran3] 墨斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 擦边 擦邊 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality) 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 锷 鍔 è blade edge / sharp 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn 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 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 后缘 後緣 hòu yuán trailing edge (of airplane wing) 直男 zhí nán straight guy 鋹 chǎng sharp / a keen edge / sharp point 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 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 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 K电子吸收限密度计 K-absorption edge densitometry / K-edge densitometry 战斗地域前沿 戰鬥地域前沿 forward edge of the battle area / front edge of the battle area 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) 塝 bàng the edge / border of a field 驳岸 駁岸 bó àn a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment / revetment 侧锋 側鋒 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1]) 濆 fén edge of water 