直[zhí]

形

1. straight

♦ 街道又宽又~。 The streets are wide and straight.

♦ 把铁丝拉~ straighten a piece of wire

2. vertical; perpendicular

♦ ~行的文字 characters written from top to bottom

♦ 这屋子~里有六米, 横里有三米。 The room is 6 metres in length and 3 in width.

3. just; upright

♦ 正直

4. frank; straightforward

♦ ~认不讳 admit frankly; own up readily

♦ 我就~说了。 I'll speak very frankly.

5. stiff; numb

♦ 天太冷, 手指都冻~了。 It was so cold that my fingers were frozen stiff.

动straighten

♦ ~起腰来 straighten one's back; stand up straight

名vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
副

1. directly; straight

♦ 一~走 go straight ahead

♦ ~奔火车站 head direct for the railway station

♦ ~通港口 lead directly to the harbour

♦ ~ 飞北京 fly nonstop to Beijing

2. continuously

♦ 新井~往外喷油。 Oil gushed continuously from the new well.

♦ 他冻得~哆嗦。 He was so cold that he kept shivering.

♦ 这个故事逗得她~乐。 The story tickled her fancy.

3. just; simply

♦ 待他~如兄弟 treat him just like a brother

♦ 疼得~像针扎一样 feel a piercing pain