一直yì zhícontinuously; always; all the way through

1. 1.

   continuously; always; all the way throughadverb

2. 2.

   straight (in a straight line)adverb

• 一not compositional here
• 直straight

See it in 我一直很忙, 他一直在学习中文 and 你一直走.

1. HSK 1

   我一直很忙。

   Wǒ yìzhí hěn máng.

   I have always been very busy.

2. HSK 1

   他一直在学习中文。

   Tā yìzhí zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.

   He has been studying Chinese continuously.

3. HSK 2

   你一直走。

   Nǐ yìzhí zǒu.

   You walk straight.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你今天去学校了吗？

   Nǐ jīntiān qù xuéxiào le ma?

   Did you go to school today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   没有，我一直在家。

   Méiyǒu, wǒ yìzhí zài jiā.

   No, I was at home the whole time.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你在家做什么？

   Nǐ zài jiā zuò shénme?

   What did you do at home?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我一直在学习中文。

   Wǒ yìzhí zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.

   I was studying Chinese the whole time.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___很忙。 (I have always been very busy.)

   A一直B朋友C明白
2. 2.What does 你一直走。 mean?

   AYou walk straight.BYou walk slowly.CYou walk with him.
3. 3.Which word means "all the way through"?

   A一直B今天C相信

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