伸直 shēn zhí ㄕㄣ ㄓˊ san1 zik6
- to straighten
- to stretch out
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伸
- 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng ㄕㄣ ㄓㄤ san1 zoeng1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
- 伸缩 伸縮 shēn suō ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ san1 suk1 to lengthen and shorten
- 延伸 yán shēn ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jin4 san1 to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
- 伸冤 shēn yuān ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ san1 jyun1 to right wrongs
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- 伸出 shēn chū ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨ san1 ceot1 to extend
- 伸展 shēn zhǎn ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ san1 zin2 stretching
- 伸延 shēn yán ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ san1 jin4 see 延伸
- 伸港 Shēn gǎng ㄕㄣ ㄍㄤˇ san1 gong2 Shengang or Shenkang Township in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 伸肌 shēn jī ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧ san1 gei1 extensor (anatomy)
- 伸长 伸長 shēn cháng ㄕㄣ ㄔㄤˊ san1 coeng4 to stretch; to extend
- 伸开 伸開 shēn kāi ㄕㄣ ㄎㄞ san1 hoi1 to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
- 伸雪 shēn xuě ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩㄝˇ san1 syut3 variant of 申雪
- 拉伸 lā shēn ㄌㄚ ㄕㄣ laai1 san1 to draw
- 衍伸 yǎn shēn ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ jin5 san1 to give rise (to)
- 伸卡球 shēn kǎ qiú ㄕㄣ ㄎㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ san1 kaa1 kau4 (baseball) (loanword) sinker
- 伸展台 伸展臺 shēn zhǎn tái ㄕㄣ ㄓㄢˇ ㄊㄞˊ san1 zin2 toi4 runway (for a fashion show etc)
- 伸懒腰 伸懶腰 shēn lǎn yāo ㄕㄣ ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ san1 laan5 jiu1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
- 伸手派 shēn shǒu pài ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˋ san1 sau2 paai3 freeloader; moocher; sponger
- 伸手牌 shēn shǒu pái ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄞˊ san1 sau2 paai4 freeloader; moocher; sponger
直
- 一直 yī zhí ㄧ ㄓˊ jat1 zik6 straight (in a straight line)
- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 正直 zhèng zhí ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊ zing3 zik6 upright
- 直到 zhí dào ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋ zik6 dou3 until
- 直奔 zhí bèn ㄓˊ ㄅㄣˋ zik6 ban1 to go straight to
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- 直径 直徑 zhí jìng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zik6 ging3 diameter
- 直接 zhí jiē ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝ zik6 zip3 direct (opposite: indirect 间接)
- 直播 zhí bō ㄓˊ ㄅㄛ zik6 bo3 (TV, radio) to broadcast live
- 直线 直線 zhí xiàn ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zik6 sin3 straight line
- 直至 zhí zhì ㄓˊ ㄓˋ zik6 zi3 lasting until
- 直视 直視 zhí shì ㄓˊ ㄕˋ zik6 si6 to look straight at
- 直觉 直覺 zhí jué ㄓˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zik6 gok3 intuition
- 直观 直觀 zhí guān ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zik6 gun1 direct observation
- 直达 直達 zhí dá ㄓˊ ㄉㄚˊ zik6 daat6 to reach (a place) directly
- 简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ gaan2 zik6 simply; really
- 耿直 gěng zhí ㄍㄥˇ ㄓˊ gang2 zik6 honest; frank; candid
- 直升机 直升機 zhí shēng jī ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ zik6 sing1 gei1 helicopter
- 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 to advance bravely
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
- 亢直 kàng zhí ㄎㄤˋ ㄓˊ kong3 zik6 upright and unyielding (literary)
Idioms with these characters
- 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6 to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 横冲直撞 橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ waang4 cung1 zik6 zong6 (idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
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- 径情直遂 徑情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ging3 cing4 zik6 seoi6 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
- 急转直下 急轉直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
- 平铺直叙 平鋪直敘 píng pū zhí xù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄨ ㄓˊ ㄒㄩˋ ping4 pou1 zik6 zeoi6 (idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style
- 青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓˊ ㄕㄤˋ cing1 wan4 zik6 soeng5 rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
- 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ si6 fei1 kuk1 zik6 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
- 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sam1 zik6 hau2 faai3 frank and outspoken (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 伸直 了 他 的 手臂 。
He stretched his arm.
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