<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>一直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an <a href= "adverb" class="uri" title="wikilink">adverb</a>, 一直 (yīzhí) can also be used to express that you have been doing something all along, have been continuously doing something since a certain time, or that something will continuously happen in the future.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>This structure expresses the continuous nature of an action or a circumstance.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 一直 + Predicate</p> </div> <p>Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means "continuously," it is frequently more natural to use the word "<a href="always" class= "uri" title="wikilink">always</a>" in the English translation.</p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 <em>一直</em> 在 学习 中文 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yīzhí</em> zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.</span><span class="trans">I've been studying Chinese all along.</span></li> <li>昨天 晚上 我 <em>一直</em> 在 做作业。 <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ <em>yīzhí</em> zài zuò zuòyè.</span><span class= "trans">Yesterday evening I was continuously doing homework.</span></li> <li>老板 <em>一直</em> 很 忙 。<span class="expl">"Always" is more natural than "continuously."</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>yīzhí</em> hěn máng.</span><span class="trans">The boss is always very busy.</span></li> <li>我 <em>一直</em> 很 喜欢 你。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yīzhí</em> hěn xǐhuan nǐ.</span><span class="trans">I've always liked you a lot.</span></li> <li>爸爸 <em>一直</em> 都 不 抽烟。 <span class="pinyin">Bàba <em>yīzhí</em> dōu bù chōuyān.</span><span class="trans">Dad has never smoked cigarettes.</span></li> <li>我 男朋友 <em>一直</em>在 中国 教 英文。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ nánpéngyou <em>yīzhí</em> zài Zhōngguó jiāo Yīngwén.</span><span class= "trans">My boyfriend has always been teaching English in China.</span></li> <li>18 岁 以后 ， 他 <em>一直</em> 一个人 住。 <span class="pinyin">Shíbā suì yǐhòu, tā <em>yīzhí</em> yīgèrén zhù.</span><span class= "trans">Since he was 18, he has always lived alone.</span></li> <li>你 <em>一直</em> 在 这 家 公司 工作 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yīzhí</em> zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò ma?</span> <span class= "trans">Have you always worked in this company?</span></li> <li>你们 <em>一直</em> 住 在 一起 吗？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yīzhí</em> zhù zài yīqǐ ma?</span> <span class="trans">Have you always been living together?</span></li> <li>北京 的 空气 <em>一直</em> 很 不 好。 <span class="pinyin">Běijīng de kōngqì <em>yīzhí</em> hěn bù hǎo.</span><span class="trans">The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Always"_with_"zongshi"" title= "wikilink">"Always" with "zongshi"</a></li> <li><a href= ""Since_the_beginning"_with_"yixiang"" title= "wikilink">"Since the beginning" with "yixiang"</a></li> <li><a href="Comparing_"yizhi"_and_"yixiang"" title="wikilink">Comparing "yizhi" and "yixiang"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (p. 610) <a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 308-9) <a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (p. 123) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (p. 1601) <a href= "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</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>