直视 (zhí shì) — to look directly at; to face (a situation) squarely
Definition
直视 means to look straight at something, often with the courage to face it. It is more neutral and concrete than 注视 and 凝视 (attentive gazing), and overlaps with 正视 when used figuratively for facing a problem squarely.
verb
to look directly atto face (a situation) squarely
Examples
- 直视。Tā gǔ qǐ yǒng qì zhí shì jìng tóu.She summoned up the courage to look directly at the camera.
- 直视。Wǒ men bì xū zhí shì zì jǐ de cuò wù.We must face our own mistakes squarely.
- 直视。Tā bù gǎn zhí shì duì fāng de yǎn jing.He didn't dare to look the other person in the eyes.
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