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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 直系

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
直系 zhí xì - directly related

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 32,381 44,519 28,962

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhí- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God
zhí- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- system
- department
- faculty
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
- to bind
- to be (literary)
- to tie
- to fasten
- to button up
- to connect
- to arrest
- to worry

Other Words Containing 直系

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
直系亲属 - - 23,454 27,319 47,377
直系 - - 32,381 44,519 28,962