Chinese Traditional: 直
Chinese Simplified: 直
Pinyin: zhi2
Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
English Meaning: 1. vertical, upright 2. honest, frank, direct, straightforward 3. fair, just 4. to straighten 5. (indicates continuing motion or action) 6. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters 7. directly, straight

Example Sentences:

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船到橋頭自然直。
船到桥头自然直。
chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2.
Let nature take its course.
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中文可以直書也可以橫書。
中文可以直书也可以横书。
zhong1 wen2 ke3 yi3 zhi2 shu1 ye3 ke3 yi3 heng2 shu1.
Chinese can be written vertically or horizontally.
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