HSK 4 · Adjectives

直接 zhíjiē “direct (opposite: indirect 间接)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 直接 means

  1. direct (opposite: indirect 间接)
  2. immediate
  3. directly
  4. direct

How to say 直接

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale直zhí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale接jiē1st tone, high and level

直接 in a sentence

  1. 他说话很直接。

    Tā shuōhuà hěn zhíjiē.

    He’s very straightforward.

    Sentence #2298338 from Tatoeba

  2. 直接回家。

    Zhíjiē huíjiā.

    Go straight home.

    Sentence #6094886 from Tatoeba

  3. 如果您想知道，直接问就是了。

    Rúguǒ nín xiǎng zhīdao, zhíjiē wèn jiùshì le.

    If you want to know, just ask.

    Sentence #7781704 from Tatoeba

How 直接 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 直 (zhí) with each of its parts in a different colour
直zhístraight
  • 十ten · shí
  • 目eye · mù
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidPicture an eye 目 looking straight down a line: straight.

The character 接 (jiē) with each of its parts in a different colour
接jiēto receive
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 妾concubine · qièSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 妾 (qiè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiē.

How to write 直接

直 8 strokes · 接 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

直接 (zhíjiē) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 直接 (zhíjiē). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 直接

Words with 直

一直yìzhí · always直到zhídào · until直zhí · straight简直jiǎnzhí · simply垂直chuízhí · vertical直径zhíjìng · diameter直播zhíbō · live broadcast理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàng · bold and confident (being in the right)

Words with 接

接jiē · connect接受jiēshòu · to accept接着jiēzhe · next接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)接触jiēchù · to touch接近jiējìn · to approach迎接yíngjiē · to welcome衔接xiánjiē · to link up间接jiànjiē · indirect接连jiēlián · in succession

More words: Adjectives

著名zhùmíng · famous正常zhèngcháng · regular正确zhèngquè · correct正式zhèngshì · formal准确zhǔnquè · accurate仔细zǐxì · careful美měi · beautiful强qiáng · strong

FAQs

直接 (zhíjiē) means “direct (opposite: indirect 间接)” or “immediate”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhíjiē: zhí with a 2nd tone, then jiē with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 直接 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhijie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 直接 from the suggestions. Typing zhijie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
直接 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.