矯直

矫直
jiǎozhí
  1. to straighten
  2. (fig.) to mend one's ways

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 矯 jiǎo
  1. to correct
  2. to rectify
  3. to redress
  4. strong
  5. brave
  6. to pretend
  7. to feign
  8. affectation
2 直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Containing this entry

矯直機 jiǎozhíjī
  1. (manufacturing) straightening machine
  2. straightener

Related entries

伸直 shēnzhí
  1. to straighten
  2. to stretch out
他伸直了他的手臂。

He stretched his arm.

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弄直 nòngzhí to straighten
扯直 chězhí
  1. to straighten (by pulling or stretching)
  2. to be even (neither side losing out)
掰直 bāizhí
  1. to straighten
  2. (slang) to turn a gay person straight
直 zhí
  1. straight
  2. to straighten
  3. fair and reasonable
  4. frank
  5. straightforward
  6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  7. vertical
  8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直走。

Go straight ahead.

Source: Tatoeba

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