Confucius said,"The father and son screen each other from blame","screen" mean that keep silence,and "straight" mean that makes a clear distinction between right and wrong,"Upright Kung" mean making a clear distinction between right and wrong and moral good.
孔子说的"父子相隐"之"隐"系沉默不言之义,"直"指明辨是非,"直躬"指明辨是非、品行刚正,"直在其中"指有"明辨是非"的成分。
"honest"occurs 22 times in The Analects,which has two central ideas.
“直”在《论语》中共出现22次,主要有两个意思:一是指正直的人,二是指直率、公平、正直的心态。
a candid opinion, statement, person
直言、 直说、 直性人
Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.
垂直物垂直的东西，比如垂直线，垂直面或垂直圆
perceptional intuitionalism
知觉直觉说 知觉直觉说
To arrange in or form a line.
排成直线，形成直线
The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea.
敌机直直掉进海里。
She has always preferred people to call a spade a spade.
她一直喜欢直截了当。
A through road or street.
直通公路，直通街道
That express bus goes direct to the airport.
这个直达车直接到机
blade-circle diameter
直翼推进器盘面直径
direct reduced iron
直接还原铁直接还原铁
In so many words, the weather has been beastly.
直说吧，天气一直很恶劣
Line ab be twice longer than line cd .
直线AB比直线cd长2倍。
Involving a perpendicular or rightangle relationship.
指垂直或直角关系。
intuitive concept of number
数字直觉观 数字直觉观
The cliff was almost vertical.
那个悬崖近乎直上直下.
act honestly, and answer Boldly.
行为正直，理直气壮。
Give a straight answer to a straight question
直率地回答直率的问题
The helicopter flew up vertically
直升机垂直向上飞起。