直视 zhíshì to look straight at
How to remember 直视: 直 straight + 视 look at = to look straight at.
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How it is used
- To look straight at, meeting the gaze directly - 他不敢直视对方的眼睛 (tā bùgǎn zhíshì duìfāng de yǎnjing) he didn't dare look the other person straight in the eye.
- Also figurative: 直视问题 (zhíshì wèntí) face a problem head-on, i.e. not avoid it.
Example sentences
- 我直视他的眼睛。 Wǒ zhíshì tā de yǎnjīng.I looked him in the eyes.