Usage note
一直用来表示持续不变的状态或行为。
yīzhí yòng lái biǎoshì chí续 bùbiàn de shìtàng huò hángbào。
一直 is used to indicate a continuous and unchanging state or action.
Context note
常用于描述天气、习惯或自然现象等。
cháng yòng lái míngsù tǐtài、guànxiàn huò zìrán xiàngchéng děng。
It is commonly used to describe weather, habits, or natural phenomena, etc.
5 examples
天气一直很好。
tiān qì yì zhí hěn hǎo。
The weather has been good all the time.
他一直住在同一个城市。
tā yì zhí zhù zài tóng yí gè chéng shì。
He has always lived in the same city.
我一直喜欢画画。
wǒ yì zhí xǐ huan huà huà。
I have always liked drawing.
这个季节一直很冷。
zhè ge jì jié yì zhí hěn lěng。
This season has been very cold all along.
他每天一直工作到晚上十点。
tā měi tiān yì zhí gōng zuò dào wǎn shàng shí diǎn。
He works until ten o'clock every day.
5 mini stories
小明每天一直上学，从不迟到。
xiǎo míng měi tiān yì zhí shàng xué， cóng bù chí dào。
Xiaoming goes to school every day on time, never being late.
妈妈一直做饭，直到爸爸回家。
mā ma yì zhí zuò fàn， zhí dào bà ba huí jiā。
Mom cooks until Dad comes home.
小红一直喜欢阅读，她的书架上有很多书。
xiǎo hóng yì zhí xǐ huan yuè dú， tā de shū jià shàng yǒu hěn duō shū。
Xiaohong has always loved reading, and she has many books on her bookshelf.
爷爷一直住在老家，很少离开。
yé ye yì zhí zhù zài lǎo jiā， hěn shǎo lí kāi。
Grandpa has always lived in his hometown, rarely leaving.
小猫一直跟着主人，从不走远。
xiǎo māo yì zhí gēn zhe zhǔ rén， cóng bù zǒu yuǎn。
The kitten follows its owner everywhere and never strays far.
Mini dialogue
一直在下雨
A
外面一直在下雨。
Wàimiàn yīzhí zài xiàyǔ.
It has been raining continuously outside.
B
是啊，我们不能出去玩了。
Shì a, wǒmen bù néng chūqù wán le.
Yeah, we can't go out to play.
一直等你
A
你终于来了！我一直在等你。
Nǐ zhōngyú lái le! Wǒ yīzhí zài děng nǐ.
You finally came! I have been waiting for you continuously.
B
对不起，我迟到了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le.
Sorry, I am late.
Related words and contrasts
similar
总是
zǒngshì
always
emphasizes frequency
similar
不停
bùtíng
without stopping
emphasizes no pause