一直

MEANING

1. 壹副adverb

   straight (in a straight line)

   中一个方向不改变；或者持续不停yī gè fāngxiàng bù gǎibiàn；huòzhě chíxù bu tíng

   • qǐngyīzhíwǎngqiánzǒu.

     请一直往前走。🔊

     Please keep going straight ahead.

   • Yánzhezhètiáolùyīzhízǒudàotóu，jiùshìxuéxiào。

     沿着这条路一直走到头，就是学校。🔊

     Just follow this road all the way to the end and you'll reach the school.

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   • búyàodānxīn，wǒhuìyìzhízàinǐshēnbiān。

     不要担心，我会一直在你身边。🔊

     Don't worry, I'll always be by your side.

   • búyàodānxīn，wǒhuìyìzhízàinǐshēnbiān。

     不要担心，我会一直在你身边。🔊

     Don't worry, I'll always be by your side.

   • wǒzuìjìnyìzhíshuìmiánbùzú。

     我最近一直睡眠不足。🔊

     I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

   • wǒzuìjìnyìzhíshuìmiánbùzú。

     我最近一直睡眠不足。🔊

     I've been getting a lack of sleep lately.

   • wǒgēntāshuōhuàdeshíhòu，tāyìzhíwǎngpángbiānkàn。

     我跟他说话的时候，他一直往旁边看。🔊

     When I was talking to him, he kept looking off to the side.

2. 貳副adverb

   continuously; always; all the way through

   中自始至终不停止；从头到尾不间断zì shǐ zhì zhōng bù tíngzhǐ；cóng tóu dào wěi bù jiànduàn

   • tāyīzhíhěnnǔlì.

     他一直很努力。🔊

     He has always worked very hard.

   • tāyīzhíxǐhuāntīnggǔdiǎnyīnyuè。

     她一直喜欢听古典音乐。🔊

     She has always enjoyed listening to classical music.