Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"

\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.
• 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，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

• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 308-9) →buy\r\n=== Dictionaries ===
• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1601) →buy\r\n