Directly in Chinese
directly · HSK 4
直接
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- 直 straight
- 接 to receive
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How do you say directly in Chinese?
Directly in Chinese is 直接 (zhí jiē). You can also say 径直 (jìng zhí), 直 (zhí), 正面 (zhèng miàn), 一头 (yī tóu).
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