一直
yìzhí
always; all along; continuously
Every meaning
yīzhí
- always; all along; continuously
- straight (ahead)
In a sentence
雨一直下到晚上。
It kept raining until the evening.
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In the Library
她坐在椅子上，一直看手机。
七点的电话 · The seven o’clock call · HSK 2
高高、茶茶、米饭、笑笑……那天晚上，艾米一直在想。
外卖员一直说对不起：“我现在在送另一单，太远了，回不去。
不是我的蛋糕 · Not my cake · HSK 3
Its characters
Words with 一
Words with 直
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).