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zhí

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Radical
Strokes8
HSK 5
Definitions
n
  • surname Zhi
  • Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
adj
  • straight
  • fair and reasonable
  • frank
  • straightforward
  • vertical
v
  • to straighten
Examples

笔直

bǐzhí

straight as a ramrod; perfectly straight

马路又平又直

Mǎlù yòu píng yòu zhí.

The road is both flat and straight.

你把铁丝拉直。

nǐ bǎ tiěsī lā zhí

You straighten the wire.

Strokes: 8HSK 5Frequency #169Verified
直 (zhí) — surname Zhi - ISCBJ Dictionary