Expressing "all along" with "yizhi"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

一直 (yīzhí) literally means "straight." Used as an adverb , 一直 (yīzhí) can also be used to express that you have been doing something all along, have been continuously doing something since a certain time, or that something will continuously happen in the future. This structure expresses the continuous nature of an action or a circumstance. Subj. + 一直 + Predicate Also note that although 一直 (yīzhí) means "continuously," it is frequently more natural to use the word " always " in the English translation.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我一直在学习中文。 (wǒ yīzhí zài xuéxí zhōngwén 。): "I have been learning Chinese."
• 昨天晚上我一直在做作业。 (zuótiān wǎnshàng wǒ yīzhí zài zuòzuòyè 。): "I have been doing my homework last night."
• 老板一直很忙。 (lǎobǎn yīzhí hěn máng 。): "The boss has been very busy."
• 我一直很喜欢你。 (wǒ yīzhí hěn xǐhuān nǐ 。): "I have always liked you."
• 爸爸一直都不抽烟。 (bàbà yīzhí dū bù chōuyān 。): "Dad never smokes."

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