Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 直


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Meaning

straight, fair and reasonable, frank

Pronunciation

zhí

Explanation

Top: ten , below: eye and a base line __

Mnemonic

Ten eyes watch the base line which is straight.

Radicals

straight, frank(fair and reasonable; )
and; moreover; yet
eye
ten
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Vocabulary

一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of... up to...; all along
直流 zhí liú to flow directly; direct current (D.C.)
直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng staring blankly
矫枉过直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination
直皖战争 Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
肛门直肠 gāng mén zhí cháng rectum (anatomy)
直至 zhí zhì lasting until; up till (the present)
直流电 zhí liú diàn direct current
直到 zhí dào until

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