直视 meaning in English

zhíshì

to look straight at

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 直視16 strokes

Meaning of 直视

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhíshì
  1. to look straight at

直视 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā无wú法fǎ直zhí视shì我wǒ的de脸liǎn。
She couldn't look me straight in the face.
我wǒ直zhí视shì他tā的de眼yǎn睛jīng。
I looked into his eyes.
美měi国guó政zhèng府fǔ一yì直zhí视shì英yīng国guó为wèi美měi国guó的de宠chǒng物wù。
The American government has always regarded England as America's house pet.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

直 zhí · straight · 8 strokes

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视 shì · to look at · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 直视.

电视diànshìtelevision; TV
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhíjiēdirectly; direct
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to sth; to value
直到zhídàountil
简直jiǎnzhísimply; really
直播zhíbō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
电视台diànshìtáitelevision station
影视yǐngshìmovies and television
电视剧diànshìjùTV series; TV drama
忽视hūshìto neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore

Questions about 直视

What does 直视 mean?

直视 (zhíshì) means "to look straight at" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 直视?

直视 is made of 2 characters: 直 (8 strokes), 视 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 直视 an HSK word?

Yes. 直视 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 直视 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 直视 is written 直視.