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直男
zhí nán
Pinyin
Definition
直男
-
zhí nán
straight guy
Character Decomposition
直
十
目
一
男
田
力
Related Words
(20)
一直
yī zhí
1
straight (in a straight line)
2
continuously
3
always
4
from the beginning of ... up to ...
5
all along
男
nán
1
male
2
Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
3
CL:個|个[gè]
男人
nán rén
1
a man
2
a male
3
men
4
CL:個|个[gè]
直
Zhí
1
surname Zhi
2
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
直接
zhí jiē
1
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
2
immediate
3
straightforward
宅男
zhái nán
1
a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
正直
zhèng zhí
1
upright
2
upstanding
3
honest
男儿
nán ér
1
a (real) man
2
boy
3
son
男友
nán yǒu
1
boyfriend
男单
nán dān
1
men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
男士
nán shì
1
man
2
gentleman
男女
nán nu:3
1
male-female
2
male and female
男子
nán zǐ
1
a man
2
a male
男孩
nán hái
1
boy
2
CL:個|个[gè]
男性
nán xìng
1
the male sex
2
a male
男朋友
nán péng you
1
boyfriend
男生
nán shēng
1
schoolboy
2
male student
3
boy
4
guy (young adult male)
男装
nán zhuāng
1
men's clothes
直播
zhí bō
1
live broadcast (not recorded)
2
direct Internet broadcasting
3
(agriculture) direct seeding
直线
zhí xiàn
1
straight line
2
sharply (rise or fall)
Idioms
(20)
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
1
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
1
to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
1
outspoken and frank (idiom)
女扮男装
nu:3 bàn nán zhuāng
1
(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
1
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
1
to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
1
frank and outspoken (idiom)
2
straight speaking
3
to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
1
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
1
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
2
pros and cons
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
1
lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
2
to barge
3
to charge around violently
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
1
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
2
to have the courage of one's convictions
3
just and forceful
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
1
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
1
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
男扮女装
nán bàn nu:3 zhuāng
1
(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
男欢女爱
nán huān nu:3 ài
1
passionate love (idiom)
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
1
to address sb directly by name (idiom)
2
to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直情径行
zhí qíng jìng xíng
1
straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
1
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
2
straightforward
直肠直肚
zhí cháng zhí dù
1
frank and outspoken (idiom)
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
1
to speak bluntly (idiom)
2
not to mince words
Sample Sentences
霸道男总裁,那会不会很直男癌啊?
bàdào nán zǒngcái ,nà huì bùhuì hěn zhínánái ā ?
An overbearing CEO-type? Isn't that quite chauvinistic?
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