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一直 (yī zhí): Straight on (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

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一 • yī • one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

yī一

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Pinyinyī zhí

Meaningstraight on; always

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one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

直 • zhí • straight; direct; vertical • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

zhí直

straight; direct; vertical

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 一直.

经过jīng guòpass through
数学shù xuémaths
上网shàng wǎngget on the internet
欢迎huān yíngto welcome
经理jīng lǐmanager
提高tí gāoraise
熊猫xióng māopanda
容易róng yìeasy
皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
公斤gōng jīnkilogram
比赛bǐ sàicompetition; match
重要zhòng yàoimportant

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 一直.

Words with 一

一些yī xiēsome
一半yī bànhalf
一点儿yī diǎn era bit
一下

yī xià

[used after a verb] give something a go

一起yì qǐtogether

第一dì yīfirstly

一共yī gòngaltogether

一定yī dìngdefinitely

Words with 直

直到zhí dàountil
直接zhí jiēdirect
简直jiǎn zhísimply
垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
直径zhí jìngcalibre
直播zhí bōdirect broadcast; live telecast
理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngbe bold and straight; be courageous with sufficient reason
径直jìng zhídirectly

4.

Readings & Senses

yī zhí(yi zhi)

1. [adverb]straight on; always[HSK3]

yì zhí(yi zhi)

1. [adverb]straight on; always[HSK 3.0 · L3]

5.

How to Use 一直 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb + Objectwith下雨

yī一

zhí直

xià下

yǔ雨

neutral

rain continuously

Adverb + Verbwith走

yī一

zhí直

zǒu走

neutral

Adverb + Adjectivewith忙

yī一

zhí直

hěn很

máng忙

Adverb + Prepositional Phrasewith向前

yī一

zhí直

xiàng向

qián前

6.

Example Sentences with 一直

tā他

yì一

zhí直

xiào笑

。

He keeps laughing.

keep walking

neutral

always very busy

neutral

straight ahead

yán沿

zhe着

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

yī一

zhí直

zǒu走

，

nǐ你

jiù就

néng能

kàn看

dào到

yī医

yuàn院

。

Go straight along this road, and you will see the hospital.

yán沿

zhe着

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

yì一

zhí直

zǒu走

，

nǐ你

jiù就

néng能

kàn看

dào到

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

。

Keep going straight along this road, and you'll see the subway station.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yì一

zhí直

bù不

huí回

fù复

wǒ我

de的

xiāo消

xi息

ne呢

？

Why haven't you been replying to my messages all along?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

zhí直

zhù住

zài在

běi北

jīng京

，

qù去

nián年

cái才

bān搬

guò过

qù去

。

He hasn't been living in Beijing all along; he only moved there last year.