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直 (zhí): straight; to straighten; directly, continuously

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HSK 5adjective, verb, adverb

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Pinyin
Meaning: straight; to straighten; directly, continuously
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, verb, adverb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 8
Radical: 目
Structure: 上下结构

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Zhi (c. 2000 BC)
surname Zhi

Chinese explanation

作为姓氏使用，是中国较少见的姓氏之一。这个字本身还有不弯曲、成直线、直接、竖着等常用意思，但作姓氏时只表示家族名称，没有其他含义。

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The HR department informed me that the new manager's surname is Zhi, and his full name is Zhi Ming, and asked me to pick him up at the airport.

I checked the phone book and found that only one family in the entire neighborhood has the surname Zhi; they live in Building 5.

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