| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct; opposite: indirect 间接; immediate; directly; straightforward |
| 直线 | zhí xiàn | straight line |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of... up to...; all along |
| 直径 | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 直角三角形 | zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng | a right angled triangle |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | simply; at all; practically |
| 直角 | zhí jiǎo | a right angle |
| 直流电 | zhí liú diàn | direct current |
| 直至 | zhí zhì | lasting until; up till (the present) |
| 直流 | zhí liú | to flow directly; direct current (D.C.) |
| 直隶 | Zhí lì | Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong |
| 直尺 | zhí chǐ | straight ruler |
| 直角坐标 | zhí jiǎo zuò biāo | rectangular coordinates |
| 直观 | zhí guān | direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual |
| 直升飞机 | zhí shēng fēi jī | variant of 直升机, helicopter |
| 正直 | zhèng zhí | upright; upstanding; honest |
| 直觉 | zhí jué | intuition |
| 直播 | zhí bō | live broadcast (not recorded); direct internet broadcasting |
| 直属 | zhí shǔ | directly subordinate |
| 垂直线 | chuí zhí xiàn | vertical line |
| 直辖市 | zhí xiá shì | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city |
| 理直气壮 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful |
| 直达 | zhí dá | through; nonstop |
| 直升机 | zhí shēng jī | helicopter; CL:架 |
| 直奔 | zhí bèn | to go straight to; to make a beeline for |
| 笔直 | bǐ zhí | perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright |
| 直截了当 | zhí jié liǎo dàng | direct and plain speaking (idiom); blunt; straightforward |
| 径直 | jìng zhí | directly |
| 直捣 | zhí dǎo | to storm; to attack directly |
| 直肠 | zhí cháng | rectum (anatomy) |
| 勇往直前 | yǒng wǎng zhí qián | to advance bravely |
| 直视 | zhí shì | to look straight at |
| 横直 | héng zhí | (colloquial) whatever; come what may |
| 直接选举 | zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ | direct election |
| 直率 | zhí shuài | candid; frank |
| 一直以来 | yī zhí yǐ lái | since always; until now |
| 一直往前 | yī zhí wǎng qián | straight ahead |
| 中央直辖市 | zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city |
| 亢直 | kàng zhí | upright and unyielding (literary) |
| 刚直 | gāng zhí | upright and outspoken |
| 劲直 | jìng zhí | strong and upright |
| 单刀直入 | dān dāo zhí rù | to get straight to the point (idiom) |
| 嘴快心直 | zuǐ kuài xīn zhí | lit. quick jaws and a straight heart; to be outspoken and sincere (idiom) |
| 嘴直 | zuǐ zhí | straight shooter |
垂直和短距起落飞 机 | chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī | vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft |
| 垂直搜索 | chuí zhí sōu suǒ | vertical search; semantic search; top-down search |
| 垂直起落飞机 | chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī | vertical take-off and landing aircraft |