| 曲线 | qu1 xian4 | winding route |
| 直 | zhi2 | frank |
| 对面 | dui4 mian4 | directly in front |
| 直至 | zhi2 zhi4 | lasting until |
| 一头 | yi1 tou2 | directly |
| 直航 | zhi2 hang2 | to fly directly |
| 直流 | zhi2 liu2 | to flow directly |
| 正比 | zheng4 bi3 | direct ratio |
| 二手 | er4 shou3 | assistant |
| 索性 | suo3 xing4 | just |
| 迎面 | ying2 mian4 | directly |
| 直隶 | zhi2 li4 | Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong |
| 直属 | zhi2 shu3 | directly subordinate |