Usage note
直接表示不绕弯，马上做或马上说。
zhí jiē biǎo shì bú rào wān， mǎ shàng zuò huò mǎ shàng shuō。
直接 means straight, immediate, or without detour.
Context note
直接常用于说话方式、动作和联系。
zhí jiē cháng yòng yú shuō huà fāng shì 、 dòng zuò hé lián xì。
It is often used for speaking style, actions, and contact.
5 examples
请直接告诉我。
qǐng zhí jiē gào sù wǒ。
Please tell me directly.
他直接走进教室。
tā zhí jiē zǒu jìn jiào shì。
He walked straight into the classroom.
这个问题可以直接回答。
zhè ge wèn tí kě yǐ zhí jiē huí dá。
This question can be answered directly.
你可以直接联系老师。
nǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē lián xì lǎo shī。
You can contact the teacher directly.
我们直接开始吧。
wǒ men zhí jiē kāi shǐ ba。
Let us start directly.
5 mini stories
她直接说了自己的想法。
tā zhí jiē shuō le zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ。
She said her thoughts directly.
你可以直接问他。
nǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē wèn tā。
You can ask him directly.
小朋友直接跑到院子里。
xiǎo péng yǒu zhí jiē pǎo dào yuàn zi lǐ。
The child ran straight into the yard.
老师让大家直接读句子。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā zhí jiē dú jù zi。
The teacher asked everyone to read the sentence directly.
他没有绕圈子，直接回答了问题。
tā méi yǒu rào quān zi， zhí jiē huí dá le wèn tí。
He did not beat around the bush and answered directly.
Mini dialogue
直接回家
A
放学后你直接回家吗？
Fàngxué hòu nǐ zhíjiē huí jiā ma?
Do you go directly home after school?
B
对，我直接回家，不去别的地方。
Duì, wǒ zhíjiē huí jiā, bù qù bié de dìfang.
Yes, I go directly home, I don't go anywhere else.
直接问老师
A
这道题我不懂。
Zhè dào tí wǒ bù dǒng.
I don't understand this question.
B
你可以直接问老师。
Nǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē wèn lǎoshī.
You can ask the teacher directly.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
间接
jiàn jiē
indirect
直接 means direct, 间接 means indirect
related
马上
mǎ shàng
immediately
马上 means doing something right away, without delay