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直接

direct; straightforward

直接
zhíjiē2nd tone

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Pinyin
zhíjiē
Strokes
19
In episodes
3

Stroke order for 直接

直接 is written with 19 strokes (直: 8, 接: 11). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 3. 书名很直接 = the title is very direct.

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直接 appears in 3 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

书名很直接,叫《美国的老人政治》。

The title is very direct: "Gerontocracy in America."

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纽约的皮肤科医生特蕾莎·宋直接说,这个说法“完全不成立”。

New York dermatologist Dr. Teresa Song said directly that this claim is "completely unfounded."

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Difficulty

卡塔内塞的回答很直接。

Catanese's answer is very direct.

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