- (= 不变向)
straight
⇒ 一直走到十字路口，再向右拐。
(Yīzhí zǒu dào shízì lùkǒu, zài xiàng yòu guǎi.) Go straight ahead to the crossroads, then turn right.
⇒ 顺着这条大街一直走500米就到了。
(Shùnzhe zhè tiáo dàjiē yīzhí zǒu wǔbǎi mǐ jiù dào le.) Follow this avenue for five hundred metres and you'll be there.
- (= 不间断)
always
⇒ 这个牌子的电视一直很受欢迎。
(Zhège páizi de diànshì yīzhí hěn shòu huānyíng.) This brand of TV has always been very popular.
⇒ 大风一直刮了两天两夜。
(Dàfēng yīzhí guāle liǎng tiān liǎng yè.) The gale blew for two days and two nights.
- (指一定范围)
all the way
⇒ 从南一直到北
(cóng nán yīzhí dào běi) from the north all way to the south
⇒ 从最北一直到最南，这股寒流袭击了整个国家。
(Cóng zuì běi yīzhí dào zuì nán, zhè gǔ hánliú xíjīle zhěnggè guójiā.) The cold current hit the country from the north all the way to the south.
⇒ 他被雨淋得从头顶一直湿到脚底。
(Tā bèi yǔ lín de cóng tóudǐng yīzhí shī dào jiǎodǐ.) The rain soaked him from head to foot.