一直
yī zhí
Pinyin
Definition
一直
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- straight (in a straight line)
- continuously
- always
- from the beginning of ... up to ...
- all along
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 first
- 2 number one
- 3 primary
- 1 one by one
- 2 one after another
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿,不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书,当然读不完啦。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
语毕,女孩儿转过身,朝着大门走了进去。但,大门一直是关着的,自始至终没有开过!可秦宇他是亲眼看见女孩儿从关着的大门穿过去消失的!
After that, the girl turned around and walked through the door. But the door had been closed right from the start! Yet QinYu saw with his own eyes that the girl walked through the door and disappeared.
特别是自由行更要当心呢,我这段时间一直在加强锻炼,希望到时候高原反应不要太严重!
In particular, we have to be careful on free and easy trips. I have been training hard during this time. I hope by then the altitude sickness will not be too serious!
没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢,明明空调是我上次来弄坏的,也是我一直拖延没去修,你怎么说得像是自己的错一样?
It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?
对,前面一直走。
Yes. Keep going straight ahead.
那当然,我口罩会一直戴着。
Of course, I will wear a mask at all times.
我本来学习非常不好,但是我爸妈常告诉我“笨鸟先飞早入林”。所以我上课的时候就像只出头鸟一样,一直举手回答问题。
I didn’t do so well in my studies. But my parents always told me that I could achieve success if I work harder. So I was like a bird sticking its head out when I was in class. I kept raising my hand answering the teacher's questions.
对啊!我一直想来试一试。
Yes, I always wanted to come and try it.
他最近要考试了,所以一直在读书。果然好马不停蹄。
There’s an exam coming up soon, so he studies so hard. He is such a workhorse.
别马不停蹄地一直工作,偶尔休息一下也是好的。
Don’t work without resting all the time. Taking a rest sometimes is good, too.