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一直

yī zhíㄧ ㄓˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHẤT TRỰC

Traditional: 一直

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(adverb)

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

Examples

  • 一直往前走，就到了。

    yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu, jiù dào le.

    Go straight ahead and you'll get there.

  • 我一直在等你。

    wǒ yì zhí zài děng nǐ.

    I've been waiting for you all along.

  • 雨一直下到晚上。

    yǔ yì zhí xià dào wǎn shàng.

    It kept raining until evening.

Easily confused

  • 总是 — 一直 = continuously without a break; 总是 = every time, habitually.

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Stroke order

NHẤT · 1 stroke

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digi

TRỰC · 8 strokes

surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God

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