笔直

筆直

bǐzhí

adjective #16,123

Meanings

1 perfectly straight; straight as a ramrod
2 bolt upright

Characters

pen; brush (intensifier)

straight; upright

Examples

他站得笔直。

Tā zhàn de bǐzhí.

He stood bolt upright.

一条笔直的公路通向远方。

Yītiáo bǐzhí de gōnglù tōngxiàng yuǎnfāng.

A perfectly straight highway stretches into the distance.

Tips

memory

笔 (bǐ, writing brush) + 直 (zhí, straight) — as straight as a writing brush held upright. The 笔 intensifies 直, like 'perfectly' straight.

Stroke Order

笔 bǐ

直 zhí