1 straight (in a straight line)

2 continuously

3 always

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

5 all along

1 Lü Bu (-198), general and warlord

1 to release

2 to issue

3 to announce

4 to distribute

5 also written 發布|发布[fā bù]

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 lit. friends for a day (idiom)

2 fig. casual acquaintance

1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)

2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline

3 to take a dive

1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder

1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse

2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)