直线 (直線)
zhí xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

直线 (直線)
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zhí xiàn
  1. straight line
  2. sharply (rise or fall)

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

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

Sample Sentences

因为墨索里尼在《德意同盟条约》签定后不久，评价说‘柏林和罗马的垂直线不是壁垒，而是轴心’。
yīnwèi Mòsuǒlǐní zài 《 déyì tóngméng tiáoyuē 》qiāndìng hòu bùjiǔ ，píngjià shuō ‘Bólín hé Luómǎ de chuízhíxiàn bùshì bìlěi ，érshì zhóuxīn ’。
Soon after Mussolini signed a German-Italy treaty, he declared that "this vertical line between Rome and Berlin is not a dividing-line, but rather an axis."
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保持呼吸，右腿向后跨一大步，让身体在同一条直线上，用双手支撑。
bǎochí hūxī ，yòutuǐ xiàng hòu kuà yī dà bù ，ràng shēntǐ zài tóng yī tiáo zhíxiàn shàng ，yòng shuāngshǒu zhīchēng 。
Maintain your breathing. Take a big step back with your right foot and put your body into a straight line. Use your hands to support yourself.
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