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 直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 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 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 开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction 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 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 平角 píng jiǎo (math.) straight angle 偏转 偏轉 piān zhuǎn deflection (physics) / deviation (away from a straight line) 老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight syn 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn 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 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 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil 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 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 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 矢 shǐ arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3] syn 直话 直話 zhí huà straight talk / straightforward words 径 徑 jìng footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly syn 照直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward 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) 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白人 bái rén white man or woman / Caucasian 夫 fū husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 少年 shào nián early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man syn 男士 nán shì man / gentleman syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 男子汉 男子漢 nán zǐ hàn man (i.e. manly, masculine) syn 伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn 人造 rén zào man-made / artificial / synthetic syn 情妇 情婦 qíng fù mistress / paramour (of married man) syn 好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man! syn 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children / sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love) syn 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 尖兵 jiān bīng point man syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 醉汉 醉漢 zuì hàn intoxicated man / drunkard syn 巫医 巫醫 wū yī witch doctor / medicine man / shaman 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 力士 lì shì strong man / sumo wrestler syn 好好先生 hǎo hǎo xiān sheng Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) syn 大力士 dà lì shì strong man / Hercules syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears syn 献殷勤 獻殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 驻守 駐守 zhù shǒu (man a post and) defend syn 男儿 男兒 nán ér a (real) man / boy / son syn 哲人 zhé rén wise man syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 现代人 現代人 xiàn dài rén modern man / Homo sapiens 后生 後生 hòu shēng young generation / youth / young man syn 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch syn 文学家 文學家 wén xué jiā writer / man of letters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 