Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all along" with "yizhi""
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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> | + | * 从 这里 <em>一直</em> 走，你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。<span class="trans">Keep walking straight from here, you will see a big park. </span> |
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*[["Since the beginning" with "yixiang"]] | *[["Since the beginning" with "yixiang"]] | ||
*[[Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"]] | *[[Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"]] | ||
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== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
=== Books === | === Books === | ||
| − | *[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] ( | + | *[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (p. 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] | * [[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 === | === Dictionaries === | ||
| − | * [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] ( | + | * [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (p. 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]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 14 February 2014
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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.
Subject + 一直 + Predicate
Examples
- 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.
- 她 一直 很 喜欢 上海。She has always liked Shanghai a lot.
- 我 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?
- 我 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.
- 我 一直 在 现在 的 公司 里 工作。I've always worked at this company.
- 从 这里 一直 走，你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。Keep walking straight from here, you will see a big park.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p. 610) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 308-9) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 1601) →buy
