直抒胸臆
zhí shū xiōng yì
Pinyin

Definition

直抒胸臆
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zhí shū xiōng yì
  1. to speak one's mind

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
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
心胸
xīn xiōng
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 ambition
  4. 4 aspiration
抒情
shū qíng
  1. 1 to express emotion
  2. 2 lyric
文胸
wén xiōng
  1. 1 bra
正直
zhèng zhí
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 upstanding
  3. 3 honest
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
直觉
zhí jué
  1. 1 intuition
直达
zhí dá
  1. 1 to go nonstop to
  2. 2 through (as in "through train")
  3. 3 nonstop
直销
zhí xiāo
  1. 1 to sell directly
  2. 2 direct sale (by a factory)
  3. 3 direct marketing
直面
zhí miàn
  1. 1 to face (reality, danger etc)

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
心胸狭窄
xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
  1. 1 narrow-minded (idiom); petty
  2. 2 ungenerous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
捶胸顿足
chuí xiōng dùn zú
  1. 1 to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
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
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
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)
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
  1. 1 to speak bluntly (idiom)
  2. 2 not to mince words
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
  1. 1 to speak one's mind
  2. 2 to speak candidly (idiom)
直道而行
zhí dào ér xíng
  1. 1 lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
义愤填胸
yì fèn tián xiōng
  1. 1 righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

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