一直

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 
simp. and trad.
(一直) 		一 直

Pronunciation

Adverb

一直

  1. straight; straight ahead
    一直向北走。  ―  Yīzhí xiàng běi zǒu.  ―  Keep going north.
  2. all along; always; constantly; long; the entire time
    我一直很頭痛這個事。 [MSC, trad.]
    我一直很头痛这个事。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yīzhí hěn tóutòng zhè ge shì. [Pinyin]
    I have long been annoyed with this.
    她一直嚮往著純潔的愛情。 [MSC, trad.]
    她一直向往着纯洁的爱情。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yīzhí xiàngwǎng zhe chúnjié de àiqíng. [Pinyin]
    She has always yearned for pure love.
    我一直待在北京，沒出過國。 [MSC, trad.]
    我一直待在北京，没出过国。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yīzhí dāi zài Běijīng, méi chū guò guó. [Pinyin]
    I stayed in Beijing the entire time, and never left the country.
  3. used to denote an all-encompassing scope
    從老人一直到小孩無不歡欣鼓舞。 [MSC, trad.]
    从老人一直到小孩无不欢欣鼓舞。 [MSC, simp.]
    Cóng lǎorén yīzhí dào xiǎohái wúbù huānxīngǔwǔ. [Pinyin]
    Everyone from the elderly to the children rejoiced.

Synonyms

  • (all along):
Dialectal synonyms of 一直 (“continuously; constantly”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 一直
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 一直
Malaysia 一直
Singapore 一直
Cantonese Guangzhou 一直, 一路, 不嬲, 一嬲
Hong Kong 一直, 一路, 不嬲
Singapore (Guangfu) 一直
Hakka Meixian 一直
Southern Min Xiamen 直直
Quanzhou 直直
Zhangzhou 直直
Tainan 直直, 一直 GT
Penang (Hokkien) 直直
Singapore (Hokkien) 直直, 惦惦
Manila (Hokkien) 直直
Raoping 惦惦
Shantou 一直
Jieyang 惦, 惦惦
Puning 惦, 惦惦
Singapore (Teochew) 惦惦
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Descendants

  • → Zhuang: itcig

Further reading

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