一直 yìzhí always

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Stroke order

一直 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

一直 — the Chinese character for always (yìzhí), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 一直 — always

一 — 1 stroke
直 — 8 strokes

Senses

straight (in a straight line)
continuously; always; all the way through

Characters in 一直

一 yī — one; single; a (article)
直 zhí — straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他一直在等你。Tā yìzhí zài děng nǐ.He has been waiting for you all along.
一直走就到了。Yìzhí zǒu jiù dào le.Keep going straight and you will arrive.

Related words

一直 is pronounced yìzhí and means “always”.

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