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straight
until
direct
simply
perpendicular
honest
directly
in the right and self-confident
to advance bravely
upright
to reach
Notice where 直 sits in each complete thought.
You are the man I've been looking for.
Source: Tatoeba #796779 · CC BY 2.0 FRI want you to stay here until I get back.
Source: Tatoeba #784114 · CC BY 2.0 FRI went to his place straight away.
Source: Tatoeba #446299 · CC BY 2.0 FRIs this book the one he always uses?
Source: Tatoeba #397335 · CC BY 2.0 FRI still think about him all the time.
Source: Tatoeba #5555685 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.