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- <h1>Expressing "all along" with "<span class="pinyinst">yīzhí</span>" "<span class="hanzist">一直</span>"</h1>
- <p><span class="hanzi">一直 </span> (<span class="pinyin">yīzhí</span>) literally means "<b>straight</b>." Used as an adverb, <span class="hanzi">一直</span> (<span class="pinyin">yīzhí</span>) can also be used to express that you have been doing something all along, have been <b>continuously</b> 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>
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- <p>Subj. + <span class="hanzist">一直</span> + Predicate</p>
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- <p>Also note that although <span class="hanzi">一直</span> (<span class="pinyin">yīzhí</span>) means "<b>continuously</b>," 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>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 在 学习 中文 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.</span> <br/>I've been studying Chinese all along.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">昨天 晚上 我 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 在 做作业。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> zài zuò zuòyè.</span> <br/>Yesterday evening I was continuously doing homework.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">老板 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 很 忙 。</span><br/>"<span class="vert">Always" is more natural than "continuously." </span><br/><span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> hěn máng.</span> <br/>The boss is always very busy.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 很 喜欢 你。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> hěn xǐhuan nǐ.</span> <br/>I've always liked you a lot.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">爸爸 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 都 不 抽烟。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Bàba <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> dōu bù chōuyān.</span> <br/>Dad has never smoked cigarettes.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 男朋友 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span>在 中国 教 英文。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ nánpéngyou <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> zài Zhōngguó jiāo Yīngwén.</span> <br/>My boyfriend has always been teaching English in China.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">18 岁 以后 ， 他 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 一个人 住。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Shíbā suì yǐhòu, tā <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> yīgèrén zhù.</span> <br/>Since he was 18, he has always lived alone.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 在 这 家 公司 工作 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò ma?</span> <br/>Have you always worked in this company?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你们 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 住 在 一起 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> zhù zài yīqǐ ma?</span> <br/>Have you always been living together?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">北京 的 空气 <span class="fondjaune">一直</span> 很 不 好。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Běijīng de kōngqì <span class="fondjaune">yīzhí</span> hěn bù hǎo.</span> <br/>The air in Beijing has been bad for a while.</li>
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- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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- <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>
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- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</span>(p. 610)</li>
- <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 308-9)</li>
- <li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (p. 123)</li>
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- <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
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- <li>现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 1601)</li>
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