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一直

yī zhí · yi zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
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Walk straight

  1. Dengdeng

    请问(qǐngwèn)，公园(gōngyuán)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Excuse me, how do I get to the park?

  2. Liangliang

    一直(yīzhí)往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)，十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Keep going straight. You'll be there in ten minutes.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，已经(yǐjīng)走(zǒu)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    I kept walking. I have walked for an hour already.

  4. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？那(nà)你(nǐ)走(zǒu)过(guò)了(le)。

    An hour? Then you've gone past it.

  5. Dengdeng

    过(guò)了(le)？可是(kěshì)这儿(zhèr)没有(méiyǒu)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Past it? But there's no park here.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)。

    Look, you're right in the park.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)比(bǐ)较(jiào)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)神(shén)秘(mì)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)人(rén)物(wù)。

I always liked mysterious characters more.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by human600 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

沿(yán)着(zhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)路(lù)一(yì)直(zhí)走(zǒu)，就(jiù)能(néng)到(dào)公(gōng)园(yuán)。

Walk straight along this road, and you'll reach the park.

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一
yī

one; single

直
zhí

straight; to straighten

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