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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."
 
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."

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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

  • 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.

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