(yì zhí) - always, continuously, all along in Mandarin
yìzhíTraditional: 一直
Translation
always, continuously, all along
Word origin
A compound of 一 (yī, 'one') and 直 (zhí, 'straight'), giving 'straight through, continuously'. 直 is an associative compound combining 目 (mù, 'eye') with a line, depicting looking straight ahead.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 一 (yī, 'one') + 直 (zhí, 'straight'; 目 eye + straight line)
Stroke order
一
直
Examples
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I have been waiting for you all along.
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He has always been fine.
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I have been here the whole time.
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He has been working from home.
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He has been supporting me from behind all along.
一直 (yì zhí) means always, continuously, all along. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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