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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhí]
  1. 1. adjective [不弯曲] straight
    的道路
    dead straight road
  2. 2. adjective [竖的] vertical
    房间里有5米。
    The room is 5 metres (英) {或} meters (美) long.
  3. 3. adjective [公正] upstanding
    他为人正
    He's an upstanding person.
  4. 4. adjective [直爽] candid
    她说话很
    She speaks very candidly.
  5. 5. verb straighten
    请把身子起来。
    Straighten up.
  6. 6. adverb [直接] straight
    有话请说吧。
    If you have something to say, come straight out with it!
  7. 7. adverb [不断地] continuously
    说个没完。
    She talked non-stop.
  8. 8. adverb [简直] simply
    我疼得想死。
    I was simply in agony.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhí]
  1. 1. adjective straight
    街道又宽又
    The streets are wide and straight.
    把铁丝拉
    straighten a piece of wire
  2. 2. adjective 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. 3. adjective just; upright
    honest; upright; fair-minded
  4. 4. adjective frank; straightforward
    认不讳
    admit frankly; own up readily
    我就说了。
    I'll speak very frankly.
  5. 5. adjective stiff; numb
    天太冷,手指都冻了。
    It was so cold that my fingers were frozen stiff.
  6. 6. verb straighten
    起腰来
    straighten one's back; stand up straight
  7. 7. noun vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
  8. 8. adverb directly; straight
    go straight ahead; keep straight on
    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
  9. 9. adverb 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.
  10. 10. adverb just; simply
    待他如兄弟
    treat him just like a brother
    疼得像针扎一样
    feel a piercing pain

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[zhí]
  1. 1. 像线拉平那样,一点也不弯曲
    了。
    线。
  2. 2. 使变;伸
    累得不起腰来。
  3. 3. 公正的;合理的
    不阿。
    气壮。
  4. 4. 爽快;坦率
    说话很
    口快。
    性子。
    率。
  5. 5. 同地面垂的;从上到下的;从前到后的
    升机。
    下。
    这间铺面横里3米,里(指进深)倒有6米。
  6. 6. 汉字的笔画,形状是"丨",一般说竖。
  7. 7. 表示动作的方向不变或不绕道,相当于"径";表示不经过中间事物,相当于"接"
    通天津。
    拨电话。
    达。
  8. 8. 表示动作、变化持续不断,相当于"一"
    谈到深夜。
    对着妈妈哭。
    热得出汗。
  9. 9. 表示动作行为和某种情况完全相同,相当于"简"
    冻得像掉进冰窟窿里一样。
  10. 10. E中间是三横,不是两横。由""构成的字有"值""植""殖"等。

Examples

这块桥板颤悠。
This board on the bridge is shaky.
我们的车陷在泥坑里,车轮打滑。
Our car got stuck in the mud and the wheels just skidded around.
卡车轮子在烂泥里打转。
The truck's wheels kept spinning in the mud.
他脸上的汗水往下滴。
Sweat kept dripping from his face.
我心里嘀咕这件事。
It's been on my mind all the while.
那时太阳正毒,晒得他汗珠往下滚。
The sun was at its fiercest and beads of sweat kept rolling down his face.
他气得两眼冒火星。
His eyes flashed with anger.
疼得叫唤
cry out with pain
泪珠儿顺着她的脸颊往下淌。
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
我一头撞在门上,眼前冒金星。
I banged my head on the door and saw stars.

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