1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

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

5 all along

1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread

2 to propagate

3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular

4 fashionable

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 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

2 one should constantly strive to make progress

1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

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

1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others