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一直 (yì zhí): always, straight

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: always, straight
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

straight (in a straight line)
continuously
always
all the way through
continuously
all along
always
straight (in a straight line)
directly
all the way
throughout

Chinese explanation

表示动作或状态从开始到现在没有改变，持续不断地进行
也可以表示沿着直线不拐弯地朝着一个方向前进。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

one

HSK 5

Zhi (c. 2000 BC)

Example sentences

He kept walking straight ahead without turning back.

This road goes straight to the seaside.

Please go straight and don't turn.

He has been waiting for us at home all along.

He has been reading in the library all along.

Go straight along this road and you'll arrive.

She has always worked hard, so she succeeded.

The rain kept falling without stopping.

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