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{{Grammar Box}} \r\nExpressing "all along" with 一直 (yīzhí) is pretty easy. Character for character, it literally means "one straight," and it's sort of like saying "constantly."\r\n== Structure ==\r\nThis structure expresses the continuation of an action or a circumstance. \r\n<div class="jiegou">
 
 
Expressing "all along" with 一直 (yīzhí) is pretty easy. Character for character, it literally means "one straight," and it's sort of like saying "constantly."
 
 
 
== Structure ==
 
 
 
This structure expresses the continuation of an action or a circumstance.  
 
 
 
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Subject + 一直 + Predicate
 
Subject + 一直 + Predicate
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</div>\r\n== Examples ==\r\n<div class="liju">\r\n* 我 <em>一直</em> 很 忙。<span class="trans">I am always very busy.</span>
 
 
== Examples ==
 
 
 
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* 我 <em>一直</em> 很 忙。<span class="trans">I am always very busy.</span>
 
 
* 北京 的 空气 <em>一直</em> 很 不 好。<span class="trans">The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.</span>
 
* 北京 的 空气 <em>一直</em> 很 不 好。<span class="trans">The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.</span>
 
* 她 <em>一直</em> 很 喜欢 上海。<span class="trans">She has always liked Shanghai a lot.</span>
 
* 她 <em>一直</em> 很 喜欢 上海。<span class="trans">She has always liked Shanghai a lot.</span>
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*18 岁 以后,他 <em>一直</em> 一个人 住。<span class="trans">Since turning 18, he has always lived alone.</span>
 
*18 岁 以后,他 <em>一直</em> 一个人 住。<span class="trans">Since turning 18, he has always lived alone.</span>
 
* 我 <em>一直</em> 在 现在 的 公司 里 工作。<span class="trans">I've always worked at this company.</span>
 
* 我 <em>一直</em> 在 现在 的 公司 里 工作。<span class="trans">I've always worked at this company.</span>
* 从 这里 <em>一直</em> 走,十 五 分钟 后 你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。<span class="trans">Keep walking straight from here, after 15 minutes you will see a big park. </span>
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* 从 这里 <em>一直</em> 走,十 五 分钟 后 你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。<span class="trans">Keep walking straight from here, after 15 minutes you will see a big park. </span>\r\n</div>\r\n==See also==\r\n*[["Always" with "zongshi"]]
 
 
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==See also==
 
 
 
*[["Always" with "zongshi"]]
 
 
*[["Since the beginning" with "yixiang"]]
 
*[["Since the beginning" with "yixiang"]]
 
*[[Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"]]
 
*[[Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"]]
== Sources and further reading ==
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== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n*[[现代汉语八百词(增订本)]] (pp. 610) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 308-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]\r\n=== Dictionaries ===
=== Books ===
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* [[现代汉语词典(第5版)]] (pp. 1601) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]\r\n[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
 
*[[现代汉语八百词(增订本)]] (pp. 610) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 308-9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
 
 
 
=== Dictionaries ===
 
* [[现代汉语词典(第5版)]] (pp. 1601) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
 
{{Basic Grammar|一直|A2|Subject + 一直 + Predicate|我 <em>一直</em> 在 现在 的 公司 工作。|grammar point|ASGP000J}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|一直|A2|Subject + 一直 + Predicate|我 <em>一直</em> 在 现在 的 公司 工作。|grammar point|ASGP000J}}
 
{{Similar|"Always" with "zongshi"}}   
 
{{Similar|"Always" with "zongshi"}}   

Revision as of 06:08, 26 November 2013

\r\nExpressing "all along" with 一直 (yīzhí) is pretty easy. Character for character, it literally means "one straight," and it's sort of like saying "constantly."\r\n== Structure ==\r\nThis structure expresses the continuation of an action or a circumstance. \r\n

Subject + 一直 + Predicate

\r\n== Examples ==\r\n

\r\n* 我 一直 很 忙。I am always very busy.
  • 北京 的 空气 一直 很 不 好。The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.
  • 一直 很 喜欢 上海。She has always liked Shanghai a lot.
  • 一直 很 爱 你!I've always loved you a lot!
  • 你 会 一直 学 中文 吗?Will you keep studying Chinese?
  • 一直 想 在 中国 做 老师。I've always wanted to be a teacher in China.
  • 从 7:00am 到 10:00pm,我 一直 在 工作。From 7:00am till 10:00pm I am continuously working.
  • 18 岁 以后,他 一直 一个人 住。Since turning 18, he has always lived alone.
  • 一直 在 现在 的 公司 里 工作。I've always worked at this company.
  • 从 这里 一直 走,十 五 分钟 后 你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。Keep walking straight from here, after 15 minutes you will see a big park. \r\n

\r\n==See also==\r\n*"Always" with "zongshi"

  • "Since the beginning" with "yixiang"
  • Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"
  • == Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n*现代汉语八百词(增订本) (pp. 610) →buy