Word: 直 (zhí)

七月半的蚊子，直往肉里叮

qīyuèbàn de wénzi, zhí wǎng ròu lǐ dīng

mosquitoes in the middle of the seventh month: they go straight for the flesh

人直有人敬，路直有人行

rén zhí yǒurén jìng, lù zhí yǒurén xíng

an upright person is respected, a straight road is walked

他冻得直发抖，真可怜。

Tā dòng de zhí fādǒu, zhēn kělián.

He's shivering with cold, poor thing.

他是个直男。

Tā shì gè zhí nán.

He's straight.

他疼得咧嘴直叫。

Tā téng de liězuǐ zhí jiào.

He was in so much pain that he grimaced and cried out.

他跑上五楼，累得直喘。

Tā pǎo shàng wǔ lóu, lèi de zhí chuǎn.

He ran up to the fifth floor and was panting hard.

北海道有很多又长又直的路。

Běihǎidào yǒu hěn duō yòu cháng yòu zhí de lù.

There are a lot of long and straight roads in Hokkaido.

北风呼啸，窗户被吹得直响。

Běifēng hūxiào, chuānghu bèi chuī de zhí xiǎng.

The north wind howled, rattling the windows.

卷发是显性的，直发是隐性的。

Juǎnfà shì xiǎnxìng de, zhí fà shì yǐnxìng de.

Curly hair is dominant and straight hair is recessive.

只有直子喝咖啡。

Zhǐyǒu zhí zǐ hē kāfēi.

Only Naoko drinks coffee.

小鸡儿吃小米，直点头

xiǎojī ér chī xiǎomǐ, zhí diǎntóu

a chick eating millet: keeps nodding

巧言不如直道

qiǎoyán bùrú zhí dào

clever words are not as good as plain speaking

弓是弯的，理是直的

gōng shì wān de, lǐ shì zhí de

the bow is bent, but reason is straight

弯着腰干活，直着腰走路

wānzhe yāo gànhuó, zhí zhe yāo zǒulù

bend your back to work, walk with your back straight

我在草地上直躺下来了。

Wǒ zài cǎodì shàng zhí tǎng xiàlai le.

I laid myself on the grass.

我这个人直，向来喜欢实话实说。

Wǒ zhège rén zhí, xiànglái xǐhuan shíhuàshíshuō.

I'm a straightforward person and I always like to tell it as it is.

把绳子绷直，再系在树上。

Bǎ shéngzi bēng zhí, zài jì zài shù shàng.

Pull the rope taut, then tie it to the tree.

树直用处多，人直朋友多

shù zhí yòngchu duō, rén zhí péngyou duō

a straight tree has many uses; an upright person has many friends

树要直，人要实

shù yào zhí, rén yào shí

trees should be straight, people should be honest

瀑布从山顶直泻而下。

Pùbù cóng shāndǐng zhí xiè ér xià.

The waterfall pours straight down from the mountaintop.

烟太大了，呛得我直咳嗽。

Yān tài dàle, qiàng de wǒ zhí késou.

The smoke was so thick that it made me cough and cough.

理直千人必往，心亏寸步难移

lǐ zhí qiān rén bì wǎng, xīnkuī cùnbùnányí

if reason is straight, you'll go among a thousand people; if the heart is guilty, you can hardly move an inch

直子住在这个白色的房子里。

Zhí zǐ zhù zài zhège báisè de fángzi lǐ.

Naoko lives in this white house.

直子是个游泳员。

Zhí zǐ shì gè yóuyǒng yuán.

Naoko is a swimmer.

直树年纪跟香织一样大。

Zhí shù niánjì gēn xiāng zhī yíyàng dà.

Naoki is as old as Kaori.

蜡烛的火焰被风吹得直晃。

Làzhú de huǒyàn bèi fēng chuī de zhí huàng.

The candle flame flickered in the wind.

路不会总是平的，河不会总是直的

lù búhuì zǒngshì píng de, hé búhuì zǒngshì zhí de

roads are not always flat, rivers are not always straight

铁轨上的火车，走得正，行得直

tiěguǐ shàng de huǒchē, zǒu de zhèng, xíng dé zhí

A train on the rails: runs straight and goes true

长虫吃扁担，直杠子一条

chángchong chī biǎndan, zhí gàngzi yìtiáo

a snake swallows a carrying pole: one straight rod

雷声很大，窗户都被震得直响。

Léishēng hěn dà, chuānghu dōu bèi zhèn de zhí xiǎng.

The thunder was so loud that the windows rattled.