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  1. <p>一直 (yīzhí) literally means &quot;straight.&quot; 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>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <p>This structure expresses the continuous nature of an action or a circumstance.</p>
  4. <div class="jiegou">
  5. <p>Subj. + 一直 + Predicate</p>
  6. </div>
  7. <p>Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means &quot;continuously,&quot; it is frequently more natural to use the word &quot;<a href="always" class="uri" title="wikilink">always</a>&quot; in the English translation.</p>
  8. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  9. <div class="liju">
  10. <ul>
  11. <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>
  12. <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>
  13. <li>老板 <em>一直</em> 很 忙 。<span class="expl">&quot;Always&quot; is more natural than &quot;continuously.&quot;</span><span class="pinyin"> Lǎobǎn <em>yīzhí</em> hěn máng.</span><span class="trans">The boss is always very busy.</span></li>
  14. <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>
  15. <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>
  16. <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>
  17. <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>
  18. <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>
  19. <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>
  20. <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>
  21. </ul>
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  23. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  24. <ul>
  25. <li><a href="&quot;Always&quot;_with_&quot;zongshi&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Always&quot; with &quot;zongshi&quot;</a></li>
  26. <li><a href="&quot;Since_the_beginning&quot;_with_&quot;yixiang&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;Since the beginning&quot; with &quot;yixiang&quot;</a></li>
  27. <li><a href="Comparing_&quot;yizhi&quot;_and_&quot;yixiang&quot;" title="wikilink">Comparing &quot;yizhi&quot; and &quot;yixiang&quot;</a></li>
  28. </ul>
  29. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  30. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  31. <ul>
  32. <li><a href="现代汉语八百词(增订本)" 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&amp;qid=1345693275&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
  33. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276792">→buy</a></li>
  34. <li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" 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&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">→buy</a></li>
  35. </ul>
  36. <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
  37. <ul>
  38. <li><a href="现代汉语词典(第5版)" 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&amp;qid=1345693609&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
  39. </ul>
  40. <p> </p>
  41. <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>