一直 (yìzhí) means Continuously (always - all along). Below are 24 of the 76 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 一直 在等你。
Tā yìzhí zài děng nǐ.
He has been waiting for you all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一直
一直 往前走就到了。
Yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào le.
Keep going straight ahead and you'll be there.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一直
他 一直 有上进心。
Tā yìzhí yǒu shàngjìn xīn.
He has always had the drive to improve.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上进
我们 一直 保持联系。
Wǒmen yìzhí bǎochí liánxì.
We have kept in touch all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 联系
他的脾气 一直 很好。
Tā de píqi yìzhí hěn hǎo.
He has always had a good temper.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 脾气
他的电话 一直 占线。
Tā de diànhuà yìzhí zhànxiàn.
His line has been busy the whole time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 占线
他上班 一直 很准时。
Tā shàng bān yìzhí hěn zhǔnshí.
He is always punctual for work.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 准时
他父亲 一直 在经商。
Tā fùqīn yìzhí zài jīng shāng.
His father has always been in business.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 经商
云的形状 一直 在变。
Yún de xíngzhuàng yìzhí zài biàn.
The shape of the clouds keeps changing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形状
仓库的门 一直 锁着。
Cāngkù de mén yìzhí suǒzhe.
The warehouse door has been locked the whole time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 仓库
这家人 一直 很和睦。
Zhè jiā rén yìzhí hěn hémù.
This family has always got on harmoniously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 和睦
他的良心 一直 不安。
Tā de liángxīn yìzhí bù'ān.
His conscience has troubled him all along.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 良心
他的视力 一直 很好。
Tā de shìlì yìzhí hěn hǎo.
His eyesight has always been good.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 视力
他的血压 一直 偏高。
Tā de xuèyā yìzhí piān gāo.
His blood pressure has always been on the high side.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 血压
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From the graded readers
她的脸都红了， 一直 在喘气。
tā de / dì liǎn dōu hóng le / liǎo / liào, yìzhí zài chuǎn qì.
Her face was red and she was breathing hard.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
有一个旧箱子，我 一直 没打开。
yǒu yīgè jiù xiāngzi, wǒ yìzhí méi dǎkāi.
There was one old box I kept not opening.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
车站里人很多，广播 一直 在响。
chēzhàn lǐ rén hěnduō, guǎngbō yìzhí zài xiǎng.
The station was crowded and the announcements kept coming.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
轮到我的时候，我的手 一直 在抖。
lún dào wǒ de(possessive) shíhou, wǒ de(possessive) shǒu yìzhí zài dǒu.
When my turn came, my hands wouldn't stop shaking.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
那天晚上，她 一直 把照片放在手边。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang, tā yìzhí bǎ zhàopiàn fàng zài shǒu biān.
That evening she kept the photograph beside her.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
我在同一条街上走了三遍，才发现自己 一直 在转圈。
wǒ zài tóngyī tiáo jiēshàng zǒule sān biàn, cái fāxiàn zìjǐ yìzhí zài zhuǎn / zhuàn juān.
I'd walked down the same street three times before I realised I was going in circles.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
那一刻我明白了，其实我 一直 都可以，只是不相信自己。
nà / nèi yīkè wǒ míngbaile, qíshí wǒ yìzhí dōu kěyǐ, zhǐshì bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ.
In that moment I understood that I'd always been able to — I just hadn't believed it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
他说：“很远，你 一直 往前走，到第二个路口往左拐。”
tā shuō:" hěn yuǎn, nǐ yìzhí wǎng / wàng qián zǒu, dào dì'èr gè lù kǒu wǎng / wàng zuǒ guǎi."
He said, "It's a long way. Go straight on and turn left at the second junction."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
看着火车开走的时候，我才发现自己 一直 没说“再见”。
kànzhe huǒchē kāi zǒu de / dì shíhou, wǒ cái fāxiàn zìjǐ yìzhí méi shuō" zàijiàn".
Watching the train pull out, I realised I'd never actually said goodbye.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
那天晚上我找到了火车站。可是我 一直 记得的，是那个红薯。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang wǒ zhǎodàole huǒchēzhàn. kěshì wǒ yìzhí jìde de / dì, shì nèigè hóngshǔ.
I found the station that night. But what I've remembered ever since is the sweet potato.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
一直 appears in 76 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 一直
How is 一直 used in a sentence?
This page shows 76 sentences using 一直 (yìzhí, "Continuously (always - all along)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 一直 an HSK word?
Yes — 一直 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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