直接
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
直接 (zhíjiē) · directly
直接 (zhíjiē) means “directly; direct”. It is written with 2 characters: 直 (straight) + 接 (to pick up (sb)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 直接 is built
The characters
直 zhí · straight
What 直 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: To look someone in the eye 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
接 jiē · to pick up (sb)
What 接 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 妾qiè — concubine
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 妾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你可以直接问他。Nǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē wèn tā.You can ask him directly.
我们直接去机场吗？Wǒmen zhíjiē qù jīchǎng ma?Are we going straight to the airport?
Questions about 直接
What does 直接 mean?
直接 (zhíjiē) means “directly; direct”.
How do you pronounce 直接?
直接 is pronounced zhíjiē.
Which HSK level is 直接?
直接 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 一直yīzhístraight
- 简直jiǎnzhísimply
- 直播zhíbōlive broadcast
- 直到zhídàountil
- 垂直chuízhívertical
- 理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàngconfident in being right
- 直径zhíjìngdiameter
- 直zhístraight
- 接到jiēdàoto receive
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
Learn 直接 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.