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 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 射手 shè shǒu archer / shooter / marksman / (football etc) striker 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) 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight 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 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 弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu crossbow shooter 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) 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 直男 zhí nán straight guy 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 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) 王义夫 王義夫 wáng yì fū Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist 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 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 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 简易假腿 簡易假腿 peg leg / straight pylon 直式弹壳 直式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 圆柱式弹壳 圓柱式彈殼 straight cartridge case / cylindrical cartridge case 摺线 摺線 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 直溜溜 zhí liū liū straight as an arrow syn 学霸 學霸 xué bà (slang) straight-A student / academic prodigy 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 直陈 直陳 zhí chén to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose 还原真相 還原真相 huán yuán zhēn xiàng to set the record straight / to clarify the facts 直顺 直順 zhí shùn straight and smooth (hair etc) 顺子 順子 shùn zi a straight (poker, mahjong) 𠇹 俓 jìng (literary) to pass through / straight / path 平视 平視 píng shì to look squarely at / to look straight ahead / (instrumentation) heads-up (display) syn 侹 tǐng (literary) level and straight 腰杆 腰桿 yāo gǎn (a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight) / (fig.) backing / support syn 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn 劈头 劈頭 pī tóu straight away / right off the bat / right on the head / right in the face syn 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi - xīng mù (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit / striking, handsome features / dashing, heroic appearance 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo - zhí rù (idiom) to get straight to the point syn 异女 異女 yì nǚ (Tw) heterosexual woman / straight woman 异男 異男 yì nán (Tw) heterosexual man / straight man 身正不怕影子斜 shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think / a clean hand wants no washing 