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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.(indicate one direction) straight; straight forward
一直走,不拐弯。
Go straight ahead. Don't turn.
一直往西,就到了。
Go straight west, and you'll get there.
你一直走到路口,就能看到那家医院了。
Go straight to the corner and you will see the hospital.
一直前进
go right on
- 2
adv.(indicate an uninterrupted action or a constant state) always; constantly; continuously
她干活儿一直很卖力。
She has been working very hard.
一直到现在,问题仍未解决。
The problem continues to remain unsolved.
她一直等到我来。
She waited the whole time for me to arrive.
雨一直下了一天一夜。
It had been raining for one day and one night.
- 3
adv.(refer to the given limits) all the way
从早晨一直到晚上
from morning all the way until evening
人群把她一直挤到大门前。
The crowd pushed against her all the way to the main gate.
她的一席话使我从心窝一直热到全身。
What she said made me feel warm all over.
我一直跑回家。
I ran all the way home.
Word usage
- Note"一直" is different from "始终". "始终" is used to emphasize from start to finish, and "一直" is used to emphasize uninterrupted.