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 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

2 fig. to hit the nail on the head

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

1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)