A2 · Grammar reference · ASGP000J
Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"
一直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an adverb, 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.
- Keywords
- 一直 · always · all along
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Expressing frequency · Describing actions · Referring to habitual actions
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK3
Examples (10)
我一直在学习中文。
昨天晚上我一直在做作业。
老板一直很忙。
我一直很喜欢你。
爸爸一直都不抽烟。
我男朋友一直在中国教英文。
18岁以后，他一直一个人住。
你一直在这家公司工作吗？
Also illustratesIndicating location with "zai" before verbs
你们一直住在一起吗？
北京的空气一直很不好。
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