1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

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

5 all along

1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

2 ranking

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

1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)

1 to get straight to the point (idiom)

1 outspoken and frank (idiom)

1 to form a long queue (idiom)

2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper