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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">
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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."
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== Structure ==
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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>
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== 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>
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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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* 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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==See also==
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*[["Always" with "zongshi"]]
 
*[["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 ==\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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== Sources and further reading ==
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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 ===
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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]]
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=== Books ===
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*[[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]
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=== Dictionaries ===
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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]
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[[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 08:47, 26 November 2013

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，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.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries

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