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== Basic Structure ==
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This structure expresses the continuation of an action or a circumstance.
  
== Basic Structure ==
 
表示动作或状态的持续。
 
 
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Revision as of 02:18, 4 February 2013

Expressing "all along" with 一直(yīzhí) is pretty easy. It literally means "one straight", so it's sort of like saying "constantly".

Basic Structure

This structure expresses the continuation of an action or a circumstance.

Subject + 一直 + Predicate

Examples

  • 一直 在 现在 的 公司 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.
  • 一直 在 说话,烦死了。He is constantly talking, it's such a pain.

Structure

强调一个范围,可以是时间,也可以是地点。经常用在“从…一直(+V.)+到…”结构中。

从 + A + 一直到 + B

Examples

  • 从 早上 六点 一直 到 晚上 十二点,他 都 在 工作。From 6 o'clock in the morning all the way until 12 o'clock at night, he is constantly at work.
  • 今天 我 从 家 一直 走 到 公司。Today I walked all the way from home to work.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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