直

zhí

HSK 5 adverb

straight; to straighten

In a story

“您先说，我听着。”小许坐直了。"Go ahead, I'm listening," said Little Xu, sitting up straight.茶馆里的道理 · The Reason in the Tea House · HSK 4

他的手里拿着一个旧旧的布包，坐得很直。He held an old cloth bag and sat very upright.记忆商店 · The Memory Shop · HSK 6

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