straight on; always (adv.)
HSK 3
Traditional
一直 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
一致 yí zhì - identical; unanimous (adj./adv.) | HSK 5
以致 yǐ zhì - so that; with the result that (conj.) | HSK 6
以至 yǐ zhì - down to (conj.) | HSK 6
意志 yì zhì - will (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他一直在等你的电话。 tā yīzhí zài děng nǐ de diànhuà. - He has been waiting for your call all along.
我一直在找我的钥匙。 wǒ yīzhí zài zhǎo wǒ de yàoshi. - I have been looking for my keys all along.
他一直在学习英语。 tā yīzhí zài xuéxí yīngyǔ. - He has been studying English all along.
她一直在等待他的回答。 tā yīzhí zài děngdài tā de huídá. - She has been waiting for his answer all along.
这个问题一直困扰着我。 zhège wèntí yīzhí kùnrǎo zhe wǒ. - This question has been bothering me all along.
Characters
一 yī - one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout | HSK 1
直 zhí - straight; direct | HSK 5