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Definition
- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- directly
- continuously (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
Compounds (8)
Related words (147)
to say straight out; to point out bluntly; to give a straightforward account; to disclose
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city
"through train" (refers to the idea of retaining previous legislature after transition to Chinese rule in Hong Kong or Macao)
going directly (without detour); (fig.) direct; straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along
vertical; to erect; to set upright; vertical stroke in Chinese characters; young servant (old)
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
Proverbs (1)
(lit.) when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb); (fig.) everything will be all right; cf 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
Idioms (17)
to address sb directly by name (idiom); to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or over-familiarity)
(lit.) right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons
(lit.) bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently
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
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; (fig.) inverse discrimination
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career
(lit.) when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
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