直线
zhí xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

直线
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zhí xiàn
  1. straight line
  2. sharply (rise or fall)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
直
Zhí
  1. 1 surname Zhi
  2. 2 Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
直播
zhí bō
  1. 1 live broadcast (not recorded)
  2. 2 direct Internet broadcasting
  3. 3 (agriculture) direct seeding
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
正直
zhèng zhí
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 upstanding
  3. 3 honest
直线
zhí xiàn
  1. 1 straight line
  2. 2 sharply (rise or fall)
直视
zhí shì
  1. 1 to look straight at
直觉
zhí jué
  1. 1 intuition
直达
zhí dá
  1. 1 to go nonstop to
  2. 2 through (as in "through train")
  3. 3 nonstop
简直
jiǎn zhí
  1. 1 simply
  2. 2 at all
  3. 3 practically
僵直
jiāng zhí
  1. 1 stiff
  2. 2 rigid
  3. 3 inflexible
刚直
gāng zhí
  1. 1 upright and outspoken
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
垂直线
chuí zhí xiàn
  1. 1 vertical line
奋起直追
fèn qǐ zhí zhuī
  1. 1 to catch up vigorously
  2. 2 to set off in hot pursuit
平直
píng zhí
  1. 1 smooth
  2. 2 level
弄直
nòng zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
径直
jìng zhí
  1. 1 directly

Idioms (20)

以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
  1. 1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
  2. 2 straight speaking
  3. 3 to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
  1. 1 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
  2. 2 to have the courage of one's convictions
  3. 3 just and forceful
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
  1. 1 to address sb directly by name (idiom)
  2. 2 to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直情径行
zhí qíng jìng xíng
  1. 1 straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
  1. 1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  2. 2 straightforward
直肠直肚
zhí cháng zhí dù
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
  1. 1 to speak bluntly (idiom)
  2. 2 not to mince words
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
  1. 1 to speak one's mind
  2. 2 to speak candidly (idiom)
直道而行
zhí dào ér xíng
  1. 1 lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
  1. 1 lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
  3. 3 Let's worry about it when it happens.
  4. 4 It will be all right on the night.
长驱直入
cháng qū zhí rù
  1. 1 to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth
  3. 3 to flood in
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
  1. 1 rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
  2. 2 meteoric career

Sample Sentences

因为墨索里尼在《德意同盟条约》签定后不久，评价说‘柏林和罗马的垂直线不是壁垒，而是轴心’。
yīnwèi Mòsuǒlǐní zài 《 déyì tóngméng tiáoyuē 》qiāndìng hòu bùjiǔ ，píngjià shuō ‘Bólín hé Luómǎ de chuízhíxiàn bùshì bìlěi ，érshì zhóuxīn ’。
Soon after Mussolini signed a German-Italy treaty, he declared that "this vertical line between Rome and Berlin is not a dividing-line, but rather an axis."
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保持呼吸，右腿向后跨一大步，让身体在同一条直线上，用双手支撑。
bǎochí hūxī ，yòutuǐ xiàng hòu kuà yī dà bù ，ràng shēntǐ zài tóng yī tiáo zhíxiàn shàng ，yòng shuāngshǒu zhīchēng 。
Maintain your breathing. Take a big step back with your right foot and put your body into a straight line. Use your hands to support yourself.
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