Chinese word dictionary

憨直

hān zhí · honest and straightforward

Practice word

Word information

Simplified憨直

Traditional憨直

Pinyinhān zhí

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

憨hān

silly, foolish; coquettish

直zhí

straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

How to learn 憨直

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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一直yìzhí

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

直到zhídào

until

直接zhíjiē

direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward

简直jiǎnzhí

simply; really

直zhí

straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

直播zhíbō

(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding