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一直

yī zhí

HSK 3 2-character word

What 一直 means

1. straight (in a straight line)
2. continuously; always; all the way through

The characters in 一直

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable

Example sentences

• 你一直忙。
  You're always busy.
• 一直向前走！
  Keep going straight ahead!
• 我一直聪明。
  I've always been smart.
• 一直往前走。
  Keep walking straight ahead.
• 他一直都缺钱。
  Tā yīzhí dōu quēqián.
  He's always short of money.
• 你一直在哪里？
  Where have you been?

Words starting with 一直

• 一直以来yī zhí yǐ láiin the past always; for a long time now; until now