| 一直 | yì zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate |
| 直辖市 | zhí xiá shì | 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 |
| 直播 | zhí bō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | simply; at all |
| 省直 | shěng zhí | |
| 直径 | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 直达 | zhí dá | to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train") |
| 直线 | zhí xiàn | straight line; sharply (rise or fall) |
| 直言 | zhí yán | to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly |