1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
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)
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
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
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
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
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
1 to speak one's mind
2 to speak candidly (idiom)
直道而行
zhí dào ér xíng
1 lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign