直立
zhí lì
Pinyin

Definition

直立
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zhí lì
  1. erect
  2. upright
  3. vertical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
直
Zhí
  1. 1 surname Zhi
  2. 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. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
直播
zhí bō
  1. 1 live broadcast (not recorded)
  2. 2 direct Internet broadcasting
  3. 3 (agriculture) direct seeding
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
建立
jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
成立
chéng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to be tenable
  4. 4 to hold water
树立
shù lì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to establish
正直
zhèng zhí
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 upstanding
  3. 3 honest
独立
dú lì
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 independence
  3. 3 to stand alone
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
  1. 1 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
  2. 2 to have the courage of one's convictions
  3. 3 just and forceful
直升机
zhí shēng jī
  1. 1 helicopter
  2. 2 CL:架[jià]
直径
zhí jìng
  1. 1 diameter
直流
zhí liú
  1. 1 to flow steadily
  2. 2 direct current (DC)
直白
zhí bái
  1. 1 frank
  2. 2 open
  3. 3 blunt
直线
zhí xiàn
  1. 1 straight line
  2. 2 sharply (rise or fall)
直视
zhí shì
  1. 1 to look straight at

Idioms (20)

三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
  1. 1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
  2. 2 straight speaking
  3. 3 to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons

Sample Sentences

人能直立行走。
rén néng zhílì xíngzǒu 。
We can walk upright.
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刚开始肯定是不适应的。以前它们是用四肢爬树的。到了地上前肢就可以解放出来，做一些觅食，防御攻击敌人的工作。慢慢地，前肢就进化成了手，由后肢独立承担起了行走的责任，也就是能直立行走了。
gāng kāishǐ kěndìng shì bù shìyīng de 。yǐqián tāmen shì yòng sìzhī pá shù de 。dào le dìshang qiánzhī jiù kěyǐ jiěfàng chūlái ，zuò yīxiē mìshí ，fángyù gōngjī dírén de gōngzuò 。mànmàn de ，qiánzhī jiù jìnhuà chéng le shǒu ，yóu hòuzhī dúlì chéngdān qǐ le xíngzǒu de zérèn ，yě jiùshì néng zhílì xíngzǒu le 。
At first, they definitely weren't used to it. In the past, they had used all four limbs to climb trees. After arriving on the ground, their front limbs were free to do the job of foraging for food, and defending from enemy attacks. Slowly, their front limbs evolved into arms, which caused the back legs to take the sole responsibility of walking about. This was also the ability to walk upright.
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现在请大家直立，双脚并拢，双手于胸前合起，调整呼吸，使身心平静。
xiànzài qǐng dàjiā zhílì ，shuāngjiǎo bìnglǒng ，shuāngshǒu yú xiōng qián hé qǐ ，tiáozhěng hūxī ，shǐ shēnxīn píngjìng 。
Now, everyone, stand up straight, bring your feet together and put your hands together in front of your chest. Regulate your breathing and put your mind and body at ease.
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好！一边呼气，一边慢慢还原成直立。
hǎo ！yībiān hūqì ，yībiān mànmàn huányuán chéng zhílì 。
Okay! Take a breath and slowly return to a straightened position.
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