Meaning

    continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► yì zhí
    Tone numbers: yi4 zhi2

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 一直
    Simplified: 一直

    First Character: 一 (yì) – one; 1; single; a(n); (before verbs) "no sooner did verb happen than..."; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
    Second Character: 直 (zhí) – straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright

Examples of Yì Zhí
 
    ► Wǒ yìzhí dōu zài zhèlǐ.
    我一直都在這裡｡
    我一直都在这里｡
    I was here the whole time.

    ► Yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu jiù kàn dédào huǒchēzhàn.
    一直往前走就看得到火車站｡
    一直往前走就看得到火车站｡
    Go straight and you will see the train station.