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yìzhí

一直yìzhíyìzhí
continuously
FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese

Usages of yìzhí

他tā　没méi　看见kànjiàn　我wǒ，　因为yīnwèi　他tā　一直yìzhí　在zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā méi kànjiàn wǒ, yīnwèi tā yìzhí zài dǎ diànhuà.
He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.
我们wǒmen　一直yìzhí　在zài　学习xuéxí，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。wǒmen yìzhí zài xuéxí, xiàwǔ cái chī wǔfàn.
We were studying the whole time and only ate lunch in the afternoon.
他Tā　连lián　午饭wǔfàn　都dōu　没méi　吃chī，　因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　在zài　开会kāihuì。Tā lián wǔfàn dōu méi chī, yīnwèi yìzhí zài kāihuì.
He didn’t even eat lunch because he was in meetings the whole time.
我Wǒ　觉得juéde　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　跟gēn　狗gǒu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　玩wán，　比bǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　上网shàngwǎng　有意思yǒuyìsi。Wǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
她tā　一直yìzhí　很hěn　努力nǔlì，　所以suǒyǐ　相信xiāngxìn　自己zìjǐ　的de　成绩chéngjì　会huì　越yuè　来lái　越yuè　好hǎo。tā yìzhí hěn nǔlì, suǒyǐ xiāngxìn zìjǐ de chéngjì huì yuè lái yuè hǎo.
She has always worked hard, so she believes her grades will get better and better.
我wǒ　和hé　室友shìyǒu　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　一直yìzhí　聊天liáotiān，　聊天liáotiān　了le　两liǎng　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　他tā　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　上网shàngwǎng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　玩wán　一会儿yíhuìr　游戏yóuxì，　让ràng　自己zìjǐ　不bú　那么nàme　累lèi。xiàbān yǐhòu, tā bù xiǎng yìzhí shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng wán yíhuìr yóuxì, ràng zìjǐ bú nàme lèi.
After work, he doesn’t want to be online all the time; he just wants to play games for a while so he won’t be so tired.
夏天xiàtiān　的de　晚上wǎnshang，　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　在zài　开kāi　着zhe　空调kōngtiáo　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ，　而是érshì　想xiǎng　出来chūlái　散步sànbù。xiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.
她tā　笑xiào　着zhe　说shuō，　在zài　家jiā　一直yìzhí　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　会huì　忘记wàngjì　时间shíjiān；　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　不但búdàn　对duì　健康jiànkāng　好hǎo，　而且érqiě　可以kěyǐ　提高tígāo　信心xìnxīn。tā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú búdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.
你nǐ　不要búyào　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng。nǐ búyào yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng.
Don’t stay online in your room all the time.
比起bǐqǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　她tā　觉得juéde　去qù　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　更gèng　能néng　放松fàngsōng　自己zìjǐ。bǐqǐ yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, tā juéde qù gōngyuán pǎobù gèng néng fàngsōng zìjǐ.
Compared with being online in her room all the time, she feels that running in the park relaxes her more.
她Tā　总是zǒngshì　按时ànshí　回到huídào　宿舍sùshè　睡觉shuìjiào，　身体shēntǐ　一直yìzhí　很hěn　健康jiànkāng。Tā zǒngshì ànshí huídào sùshè shuìjiào, shēntǐ yìzhí hěn jiànkāng.
She always returns to the dorm on time to sleep, and her health has always been very good.
家人jiārén　一直yìzhí　支持zhīchí　我wǒ　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　学xué　中文zhōngwén。jiārén yìzhí zhīchí wǒ zài zhèlǐ xué zhōngwén.
My family has always supported me in studying Chinese here.
为wèi了le　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　我们wǒmen　要yào　一yì直zhí　努nǔ力lì。wèile tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, wǒmen yào yìzhí nǔlì.
In order to improve our Chinese level, we must keep working hard.
如果Rúguǒ　一直yìzhí　不bù　休息xiūxi，　身体shēntǐ　会huì　很hěn　难受nánshòu。Rúguǒ yìzhí bù xiūxi, shēntǐ huì hěn nánshòu.
If you never rest, your body will feel very uncomfortable.
我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bú　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bú tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　咳嗽késou，　她tā　下午xiàwǔ　只好zhǐhǎo　请假qǐngjià　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。yīnwèi yìzhí késou, tā xiàwǔ zhǐhǎo qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
Because she kept coughing, she had no choice but to ask for leave and go home to rest in the afternoon.
她tā　哭kū　的de　时候shíhou，　朋友péngyou　一直yìzhí　在zài　旁边pángbiān　安慰ānwèi　她tā，　说shuō　事情shìqíng　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　好起来hǎoqǐlái。tā kū de shíhou, péngyou yìzhí zài pángbiān ānwèi tā, shuō shìqíng huì mànmàn hǎoqǐlái.
When she was crying, her friend kept comforting her beside her, saying things would slowly get better.
房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　如果rúguǒ　住zhù　得de　舒服shūfu，　我wǒ　就jiù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　租下去zūxiàqu。fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, wǒ jiù xiǎng yìzhí zūxiàqu.
The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.
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