直  zhí OC: dɯɡ MC: ɖɨk 31 Attributions

The current general word for something concrete or abstract being straight in any abstract or concrete way is zhí 直 (ant. wān 彎 "bent")

Word relations
• Inconsist: 肆/UNRESTRAINED Sì 肆 and dàng 蕩 (ant. jū 拘 "be properly restrained") refer often positively to lack of inhibitions and a freedom of behaviour. 1 Attribution
• Ant: 屈/BOW DOWN Qū 屈 refers to something being bent or twisted and therefore not stretched out to its full potential length (ant. shēn 伸 "stretch out") is mostly literal in meaning, except when referring to being bowed down by humiliation. 2 Attributions
• Ant: 曲/CURVED3 Attributions
• Ant: 枉/TWIST Wǎng 枉 (ant. zhèng 正 "straight and unwarped") refers to bending as distortion. The word is predominantly transferred in meaning and prototypically refers to the bending of the law. 3 Attributions
• Assoc: 婞/STUBBORN1 Attribution
• Synon: 端/STRAIGHT Duān 端 (ant. xié 斜 "slanted") and zhēn 貞 (ant. xié 邪 "morally warped") refer to straightness and non-crookedness, often as a property of abstract things. 3 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabfigurative, featuremoral uncompromising straightnessLZ2 Attributions
• nsubjectwhat is straight, something straight1 Attribution
• vadNstraight and unwarped, not bent, not crooked; direct (not unnecessarily long)7 Attributions
• vadVstraight, without detours6 Attributions
• vibe straight and unwarped, not bent, not crooked8 Attributions
• vichangebecome straight3 Attributions
• vifigurativebe morally straight and not warped in action, be straightforwardly reliable. be uncompromising2 Attributions
• vtoNabfigurativemake (morally) straightCH1 Attribution
• vtoNpassive, causativebe straightened outCH1 Attribution

端  duān OC: toon MC: tʷɑn 11 Attributions

Duān 端 (ant. xié 斜 "slanted") and zhēn 貞 (ant. xié 邪 "morally warped") refer to straightness and non-crookedness, often as a property of abstract things.

Word relations
• Synon: 直/STRAIGHT The current general word for something concrete or abstract being straight in any abstract or concrete way is zhí 直 (ant. wān 彎 "bent") 3 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nadNelevated style: straight; basic and correct2 Attributions
• nadVelevated style: in a principled way1 Attribution
• vadVstraight up, upright, in a upright position4 Attributions
• viconcretebe upright
• vifigurativebe straight; basic and correct; be principled2 Attributions
• vtoNcausative.concretecause to be properly straight2 Attributions

正  zhèng OC: tjeŋs MC: tɕiɛŋ 8 Attributions

Zhèng 正 (ant. qǔ 曲 "bent") refers to straightness as the desirable state of something.

Word relations
• Ant: 奇/CRAFTY2 Attributions
• Ant: 奇/CRAFTY2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabfigurativestraightness; direct overt methods and strategies1 Attribution
• vadNfigurative(morally) straight1 Attribution
• vadNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003: straight and in a right angle to a base-lineJZ 1.25 正從 "straight length> height (of a triangle or a more complex plane figure)" See ILLUSTRATION.
• vadVfigurativestraight to the point; straight out, straightforwardly2 Attributions
• vibe straight, be in line1 Attribution
• vtoNcausativemake straight, straighten out3 Attributions

端愨  duān què MC: twan khaewk OC: toon khrooɡ 6 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabfeatureDELETE uprightness, righteousnessLZ
• NPabuprightness, righteousnessLZ2 Attributions
• VPifigurativeupright and sincere, righteousLZ4 Attributions

正直  zhèng zhí OC: tjeŋs dɯɡ MC: tɕiɛŋ ɖɨk 5 Attributions

Syntactic words
• NPab{N1=N2}dispositionproper straightness, upright straightness; moral correctness5 Attributions

壹  yī OC: qid MC: ʔit 4 Attributions

Syntactic words
• nabactimpartial morally straight effort1 Attribution
• viactbe consistent, impartial in action3 Attributions

直心  zhí xīn OC: dɯɡ slɯm MC: ɖɨk sim 3 Attributions

Syntactic words
• NPabfigurativestraightforwardness of spiritual attitude2 Attributions
• VPibe spiritually straightforward1 Attribution

質直  zhì zhí OC: tjid dɯɡ MC: tɕit ɖɨk 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• VPifigurativebe straightforward, be morally upright2 Attributions

貞  zhēn OC: teŋ MC: ʈiɛŋ 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• vibe proper, be as it should2 Attributions

列  liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• vadNarranged in proper order; assorted2 Attributions

端然  duān rán OC: toon njen MC: tʷɑn ȵiɛn 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• VPadV(sit, stand) straight up; also figuratively2 Attributions

端直  duān zhí OC: toon dɯɡ MC: tʷɑn ɖɨk 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• VP[adN]nonreferentialthose who are straightforward and straight1 Attribution
• VPiintensitivebe all straight, be morally completely straightforward1 Attribution

廉直  lián zhí MC: ljem drik OC: ɡ-rem dɯɡ 2 Attributions

Syntactic words
• NPabfigurativemoral straightnessCH1 Attribution
• VPifigurativebe (basically) impeccably straight, be decently straightforwardCH1 Attribution

逕  jìng MC: kengH OC: -- 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• nadVdirectly; take the shortest way to VDS1 Attribution

鯁  gěng OC: kraaŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ 1 Attribution

Gěng 鯁 (ant. qū 屈 "bent") is a rare word referring to straightness in speech or straightness in small objects.

Syntactic words
• vistraightforward and unswerving (in one's speech)1 Attribution

挺  tǐng OC: deeŋʔ MC: deŋ 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vtoNmiddle voiceget straightened out1 Attribution

揉  róu MC: nyuw OC: mlju 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativestraightenCH1 Attribution

曲直  qū zhí MC: khjowk drik OC: khoɡ dɯɡ 1 Attribution

Syntactic words
• NPab{nab1ant.nab2}relative straightness, straightness or otherwiseLZ1 Attribution

佶  jí OC: ɡrid MC: git 0 Attributions

Syntactic words
• vistraight; unswerving

孑  jié OC: ked MC: kiɛt 0 Attributions

Syntactic words
• vi.redstand completely straight like a lance

縮  suō OC: sruɡ MC: ʂuk 0 Attributions

Syntactic words
• vistraight;