Word: 一直 (yīzhí)

一直向前走！

Yìzhí xiàngqián zǒu!

Keep going straight ahead!

一直向前走对吧？

Yìzhí xiàngqián zǒu duì ba?

Walk straight, right?

不，一直是我在用。

Bù, yìzhí shì wǒ zài yòng.

No, I am always using it.

不要让水一直流。

Búyào ràng shuǐ yìzhí liú.

Don't leave the water running.

为什么我一直学不好英语？

Wèishénme wǒ yìzhí xué bù hǎo Yīngyǔ?

Why is it after all this time, I still cannot learn English well?

今天我一直很忙。

Jīntiān wǒ yìzhí hěn máng.

I have been busy today.

今年的天气一直异常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì yìzhí yìcháng.

The weather has been unusual this year.

他一直与我同在。

Tā yìzhí yǔ wǒ tóng zài.

He is always with me.

他一直住在东京。

Tā yìzhí zhù zài Dōngjīng.

He's always been living in Tokyo.

他一直很担心他的女儿。

Tā yìzhí hěn dānxīn tā de nǚ'ér.

He's always worrying about his daughter.

他一直想学日语。

Tā yìzhí xiǎng xué Rìyǔ.

He always wanted to study Japanese.

他一直看我做的事。

Tā yìzhí kàn wǒ zuò de shì.

He always looks at what I'm doing.

他让我一直等着。

Tā ràng wǒ yìzhí děng zhe.

He kept me waiting.

会议一直开到五点。

Huìyì yìzhí kāi dào wǔ diǎn.

The meeting lasted until 5.

你一直努力工作。

Nǐ yìzhí nǔlì gōngzuò.

You always work hard.

你一直在哪里？

Nǐ yìzhí zài nǎlǐ?

Where have you been?

你一直都知道，却什么都没做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你就是我一直要找的人。

Nǐ jiùshì wǒ yìzhí yào zhǎo de rén.

You are the man I've been looking for.

别让我一直站在这里。

Bié ràng wǒ yìzhí zhàn zài zhèlǐ.

Don't make me stand here.

在这里一直有那么多人吗？

Zài zhèlǐ yìzhí yǒu nàme duō rén ma?

Are there always so many people here?

她一直说英语。

Tā yìzhí shuō Yīngyǔ.

She always speaks in English.

她一直都相信我。

Tā yìzhí dōu xiāngxìn wǒ.

She always believes me.

她母亲一直陪着她。

Tā mǔqīn yìzhí péizhe tā.

Her mother always accompanies her.

少年犯罪最近一直在增长。

Shàonián fànzuì zuìjìn yìzhí zài zēngzhǎng.

Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.

干嘛一直担心这个？

Gànmá yìzhí dānxīn zhège?

What's the point of worrying about it all the time?

我一直不相信他。

Wǒ yìzhí bù xiāngxìn tā.

I have never believed him.

我一直住这家酒店的哦。

Wǒ yìzhí zhù zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de ó.

I always stay at this hotel.

我一直在忙着修东西。

Wǒ yìzhí zài mángzhe xiū dōngxi.

I've been busy repairing things.

我一直在想你。

Wǒ yìzhí zài xiǎng nǐ.

I think of you all the time.

我一直在找你。

Wǒ yìzhí zài zhǎo nǐ.

I've been looking for you.

我一直在这里。

Wǒ yìzhí zài zhèlǐ.

I'm always here.

我一直很害怕。

Wǒ yìzhí hěn hàipà.

I was scared all the time.

我一直想告诉你。

Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng gàosu nǐ.

I've been meaning to tell you.

我一直想登富士山。

Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng dēng Fùshì Shān.

I've always wanted to climb Mt. Fuji.

我一直想认识她，但从来不敢。

Wǒ yìzhí xiǎng rènshi tā, dàn cónglái bùgǎn.

I've always wanted to meet her, but I've never dared.

我一直读这个读了几个小时。

Wǒ yìzhí dú zhège dúle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I have been reading this for a few hours.

我一直这么认为并且坚持。

Wǒ yìzhí zhème rènwéi bìngqiě jiānchí.

I've always believed in and insisted on this.

我一直都想去做。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu xiǎng qù zuò.

I've always wanted to do that.

我一直都想去土耳其。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu xiǎng qù Tǔ'ěrqí.

I've always wanted to go to Turkey.

我一直都有早睡的习惯。

Wǒ yìzhí dōu yǒu zǎo shuì de xíguàn.

For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。

Wǒ bùjīn xiǎng wǒ de érzi yìzhí dōu zài shēng.

I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

我从两点开始一直等你。

Wǒ cóng liǎng diǎn kāishǐ yìzhí děng nǐ.

I've been waiting for you since two o'clock.

我从昨天开始一直忙着。

Wǒ cóng zuótiān kāishǐ yìzhí mángzhe.

I have been busy since yesterday.

我们一直在一起。

Wǒmen yìzhí zài yìqǐ.

We have stuck together.

我们一直讨论到很晚。

Wǒmen yìzhí tǎolùn dào hěn wǎn.

We carried on the discussion till late at night.

我们不能一直把它当秘密守着。

Wǒmen bùnéng yìzhí bǎ tā dāng mìmì shǒuzhe.

We can't keep this a secret forever.

我希望能一直保持这样。

Wǒ xīwàng néng yìzhí bǎochí zhèyàng.

I hope it stays that way.

我最近一直没心情看电影。

Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí méi xīnqíng kàn diànyǐng.

I haven't been in the mood lately to watch any films.

我最近一直都在忙。

Wǒ zuìjìn yìzhí dōu zài máng.

I'm always busy these days.

我知道她一直很忙。

Wǒ zhīdào tā yìzhí hěn máng.

I know that she has been busy.

我要一直做下去。

Wǒ yào yìzhí zuò xiàqù.

I'll keep doing it.

我还是一直想着他。

Wǒ háishi yìzhí xiǎngzhe tā.

I still think about him all the time.

所以我才会一直输。

Suǒyǐ wǒ cái huì yìzhí shū.

That’s why I keep losing.

最近我一直都很忙。

Zuìjìn wǒ yìzhí dōu hěn máng.

I have been busy lately.

本周气温一直都很热。

Běn zhōu qìwēn yìzhí dōu hěn rè.

The temperature has stayed hot this week.

比赛前我一直都很紧张。

Bǐsài qián wǒ yìzhí dōu hěn jǐnzhāng.

I always get nervous just before a match.

爸爸一直都在鼓励他。

Bàba yìzhí dōu zài gǔlì tā.

Dad's always encouraging him.

现在是我一直往最坏的方面想。

Xiànzài shì wǒ yìzhí wǎng zuì huài de fāngmiàn xiǎng.

I'm jumping to the worst-case scenario.

这个字我一直学不会。

Zhège zì wǒ yìzhí xué búhuì.

I can never learn (remember) this character.

这周我一直在工作。

Zhè zhōu wǒ yìzhí zài gōngzuò.

I worked all this week.

这本书是不是他一直用的？

Zhè běn shū shìbúshì tā yìzhí yòng de?

Is this book the one he always uses?

那个人嘛，他一直都是那样的。

Nàge rén ma, tā yìzhí dōu shì nàyàng de.

That guy... He's always like that.