(zhí jiē) - direct, directly in Mandarin
zhíjiēTraditional: 直接
Translation
direct, directly
Word origin
直接 (zhíjiē) 'direct, directly' joins 直 (zhí, 'straight') and 接 (jiē, 'to join, connect'). 直 depicts a straight line of sight (eye 目 with a vertical); 接 is a phono-semantic compound with the 扌 (hand) radical and 妾 (qiè) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 直 (zhí, 'straight') + 接 (jiē, 扌 hand + 妾 phonetic)
Stroke order
直
接
Examples
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Please tell me directly.
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He speaks very directly.
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Let's go directly to the airport.
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Please tell me the answer directly.
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She speaks very directly.
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