1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

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

5 all along

1 to connect

2 to relate to

3 to tie up

4 to bind

5 to be (literary)

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 get straight to the point (idiom)

1 outspoken and frank (idiom)

1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

1 frank and outspoken (idiom)

2 straight speaking

3 to say what one thinks