直视 (zhíshì) — to look directly at; to face up to

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of: 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

他终于敢直视失败，而不是把责任推给环境和运气。 Tā zhōngyú gǎn zhíshì shībài, ér bú shì bǎ zérèn tuī gěi huánjìng hé yùnqì. He finally dared to face failure directly, rather than shifting responsibility onto circumstances and luck.
她说，遇到困难要直视它，想办法解决而不是逃避。 Tā shuō, yùdào kùnnán yào zhíshì tā, xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué ér bú shì táobì. She says that when you meet a difficulty you should look it in the eye and try to solve it instead of running away.
她直视招聘官的眼睛，从容地回答每一个问题。 Tā zhíshì zhāopìnguān de yǎnjīng, cóngróng de huídá měi yī gè wèntí. She looked the interviewer straight in the eyes and answered every question calmly.