直视

直視

zhíshì

verb HSK 7-9 #11,480

Meanings

1 to look straight at
2 to face squarely

Characters

straight; direct

to look at; to regard

Examples

HSK 3

我们必须直视现实。

Wǒmen bìxū zhíshì xiànshí.

We must face reality squarely.

HSK 5

她直视着我的眼睛说出了真相。

Tā zhíshì zhe wǒ de yǎnjīng shuō chū le zhēnxiàng.

She looked me straight in the eye and told the truth.

Tips

usage

直视 can mean physically looking straight at someone, or figuratively facing something head-on (e.g. 直视问题 = face a problem squarely).

Stroke Order

直 zhí

视 shì