1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

4 from the beginning of ... up to ...

5 all along

1 to escalate (in intensity)

2 to go up by one grade

3 to be promoted

4 to upgrade (computing)

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

1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])

2 immediate

3 straightforward

1 live broadcast (not recorded)

2 direct Internet broadcasting

3 (agriculture) direct seeding

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)

2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency

3 to attain a higher level

1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

1 poor people (idiom)

2 those who live from hand to mouth