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− | * 我 <em>一直</em> 很 忙。<span class="trans"> </span> | + | * 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"> </span> | + | * 北京 的 空气 <em>一直</em> 很 不 好。<span class="trans">The air in Beijing is always not good.</span> |
− | * 她 <em>一直</em> 很 喜欢 上海。<span class="trans"> </span> | + | * 她 <em>一直</em> 很 喜欢 上海。<span class="trans">She always liked Shanghai a lot.</span> |
− | * 我 <em>一直</em> 很 爱 你!<span class="trans"> </span> | + | * 我 <em>一直</em> 很 爱 你!<span class="trans">I always loved you a lot!</span> |
− | *你 会 <em>一直</em> 学 中文 吗?<span class="trans"> </span> | + | *你 会 <em>一直</em> 学 中文 吗?<span class="trans">Have you always studied Chinese?</span> |
− | *我 <em>一直</em> 想 在 中国 做 老师。<span class="trans"> </span> | + | *我 <em>一直</em> 想 在 中国 做 老师。<span class="trans">I always wanted to go to China to be a teacher.</span> |
− | *从 7:00am 到 10:00pm,我 <em>一直</em> 在 工作。<span class="trans"> </span> | + | *从 7:00am 到 10:00pm,我 <em>一直</em> 在 工作。<span class="trans">From 7:00am till 10:00pm I always work.</span> |
− | *18 岁 以后,他 <em>一直</em> 一个人 住。<span class="trans"> </span> | + | *18 岁 以后,他 <em>一直</em> 一个人 住。<span class="trans">After turning 18, he always lived one person (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">If you keep walking from here, 15 minutes later you will see a big park. </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">If you keep walking from here, 15 minutes later you will see a big park. </span> | ||
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Revision as of 09:04, 25 October 2013
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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 is always not good.
- 她 一直 很 喜欢 上海。She always liked Shanghai a lot.
- 我 一直 很 爱 你!I always loved you a lot!
- 你 会 一直 学 中文 吗?Have you always studied Chinese?
- 我 一直 想 在 中国 做 老师。I always wanted to go to China to be a teacher.
- 从 7:00am 到 10:00pm,我 一直 在 工作。From 7:00am till 10:00pm I always work.
- 18 岁 以后,他 一直 一个人 住。After turning 18, he always lived one person (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,十 五 分钟 后 你 会 看 到 一 个 大 公园。If you keep walking from here, 15 minutes later you will see a big park.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词(增订本) (pp. 610) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 308-9) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典(第5版) (pp. 1601) →buy