曲直
qū zhí
Pinyin

Definition

曲直
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qū zhí
  1. lit. crooked and straight
  2. fig. right and wrong, good and evil

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
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
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
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
弯曲
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
扭曲
niǔ qū
  1. 1 to twist
  2. 2 to warp
  3. 3 to distort
插曲
chā qǔ
  1. 1 music played during a movie, play etc
  2. 2 incidental music
  3. 3 music played in a theatrical interlude
  4. 4 (fig.) incident
  5. 5 episode
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
曲奇
qǔ qí
  1. 1 cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kèi)
曲子
qǔ zi
  1. 1 poem for singing
  2. 2 tune
  3. 3 music
  4. 4 CL:支[zhī]
曲折
qū zhé
  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 (fig.) complicated
曲目
qǔ mù
  1. 1 repertoire
  2. 2 program
  3. 3 song
  4. 4 piece of music
曲线
qū xiàn
  1. 1 curve
  2. 2 curved line
  3. 3 indirect
  4. 4 in a roundabout way

Idioms (20)

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)
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)
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
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
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
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
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
  1. 1 to address sb directly by name (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
  1. 1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  2. 2 straightforward
直肠直肚
zhí cháng zhí dù
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)

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