直陈 直陳
直陈 直陳 zhí chén ㄓˊ ㄔㄣˊ zik6 can4
- to say straight out
- to point out bluntly
- to give a straightforward account
- to disclose
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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)
陈 陳
- 陈列 陳列 chén liè ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ can4 lit6 to display; to exhibit
- 陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ can4 gau6 old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
- 陈述 陳述 chén shù ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ can4 seot6 to state; to declare
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 六陈 六陳 liù chén ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄣˊ luk6 can4 food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
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- 坦陈 坦陳 tǎn chén ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ taan2 can4 to reveal
- 展陈 展陳 zhǎn chén ㄓㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ zin2 can4 to exhibit; to display
- 敷陈 敷陳 fū chén ㄈㄨ ㄔㄣˊ fu1 can4 to give an orderly account
- 条陈 條陳 tiáo chén ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ tiu4 can4 to lay out (an argument) item by item
- 横陈 橫陳 héng chén ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ waang4 can4 to lie in disarray
- 铺陈 鋪陳 pū chén ㄆㄨ ㄔㄣˊ pou1 can4 to arrange
- 陈仓 陳倉 Chén cāng ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ can4 cong1 ancient name of Baoji City 宝鸡市, Shaanxi
- 陈兵 陳兵 chén bīng ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄥ can4 bing1 to deploy troops; to mass troops
- 陈胜 陳勝 Chén Shèng ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋ can4 sing1 Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义
- 陈化 陳化 chén huà ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ can4 faa3 to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)
- 陈厚 陳厚 Chén Hòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ can4 hau5 Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor
- 陈寿 陳壽 Chén Shòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ can4 sau6 Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晋 historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三国志
- 陈奏 陳奏 chén zòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄡˋ can4 zau3 to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
- 陈套 陳套 chén tào ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄠˋ can4 tou3 hackneyed formula; worn-out convention
- 陈娇 陳嬌 Chén Jiāo ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ can4 giu1 Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 汉武帝, died c. 110 BC
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)
- 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 of Chu)
- 陈陈相因 陳陳相因 chén chén xiāng yīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ can4 can4 soeng1 jan1 (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
- 陈规陋习 陳規陋習 chén guī lòu xí ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧˊ can4 kwai1 lau6 zaap6 (idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
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- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 推陈布新 推陳佈新 tuī chén bù xīn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ teoi1 can4 bou3 san1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 推陈出新 推陳出新 tuī chén chū xīn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 五味杂陈 五味雜陳 wǔ wèi zá chén ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄚˊ ㄔㄣˊ ng5 mei6 zaap6 can4 with complex feelings (idiom)
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)