挺直 tǐng zhí ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄓˊ ting5 zik6
- upright; erect
- to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
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挺
- 挺好 tǐng hǎo ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄠˇ ting5 hou2 very good
- 丫挺 yā tǐng ㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄥˇ aa1 ting5 (Beijing dialect) bastard
- 力挺 lì tǐng ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ lik6 ting5 to strongly support; to firmly back
- 劲挺 勁挺 jìng tǐng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ging6 ting5 strong
- 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥˇ gin1 ting5 firm and upright
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- 挺住 tǐng zhù ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ ting5 zyu6 to stand firm
- 挺尸 挺屍 tǐng shī ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄕ ting5 si1 (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
- 挺拔 tǐng bá ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄚˊ ting5 bat6 tall and straight
- 挺杆 挺桿 tǐng gǎn ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢˇ ting5 gon1 tappet (machine part)
- 挺立 tǐng lì ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ting5 laap6 to stand erect
- 挺腰 tǐng yāo ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄠ ting5 jiu1 to straighten one's back
- 挺举 挺舉 tǐng jǔ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩˇ ting5 geoi2 clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
- 挺身 tǐng shēn ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄣ ting5 san1 to straighten one's back
- 挺进 挺進 tǐng jìn ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ting5 zeon3 progress
- 硬挺 yìng tǐng ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ngaang6 ting5 to endure with all one's will
- 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng ㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ bat1 ting5 (standing) very straight
- 叶挺 葉挺 Yè Tǐng ㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ jip6 ting5 Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
- 打挺儿 打挺兒 dǎ tǐng r ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄦ daa2 ting5 ji4 to arch one's body and fling one's head back
- 伏地挺身 fú dì tǐng shēn ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄣ fuk6 dei6 ting5 san1 (Tw) push-up (exercise)
- 挺而走险 挺而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ting5 ji4 zau2 him2 variant of 铤而走险
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)