HSK6: learn ten words at a time

一直 · yìzhí

continuously; all along; straight ahead in a direction context

I / me我wǒall along一直yì zhíat / in在zàihere这里zhè lǐto wait for等děngyou你nǐ。

wǒ yì zhí zài zhè lǐ děng nǐ。

Here, 一直: continuously; all along; straight ahead in a direction context.

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直到 · zhídào

until; marks a continuing situation's endpoint

I / me我wǒall along一直yì zhíat / in在zàihere这里zhè lǐto wait for等děng，until直到zhí dàoteacher老师lǎo shīto come来lái(completed / change)了leonly then / not until才cáito depart离开lí kāi。

wǒ yì zhí zài zhè lǐ děng， zhí dào lǎo shī lái le cái lí kāi。

Here, 直到: until; marks a continuing situation's endpoint.

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直接 · zhíjiē

directly; without an intermediate step

you你nǐcan / may可以kě yǐdirect (opposite: indirect…直接zhí jiēto / for / give给gěiteacher老师lǎo shī发邮件fā yóu jiàn。

nǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē gěi lǎo shī fā yóu jiàn。

Here, 直接: directly; without an intermediate step.

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简直 · jiǎnzhí

simply; emphasizes a strong reaction or comparison

here这里zhè lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的descenery风景fēng jǐngsimply简直jiǎn zhíto resemble像xiàng一幅yī fúto draw画huà。

zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng jiǎn zhí xiàng yī fú huà。

Here, 简直: simply; emphasizes a strong reaction or comparison.

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直 · zhí

straight; not curved

to go along沿着yán zhethis这zhèstrip条tiáo直路zhí lùto walk走zǒu，then / just就jiùcan / be able to能néngto / arrive到dàoschool学校xué xiào。

yán zhe zhè tiáo zhí lù zǒu， jiù néng dào xué xiào。

Here, 直: straight; not curved.

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直播 · zhíbō

broadcast live; livestream

这场zhè chǎngcompetition (sports etc)比赛bǐ sàican / will会huìat / in在zàionline网上wǎng shàng(TV, radio) to broadcast…直播zhí bō。

zhè chǎng bǐ sài huì zài wǎng shang zhí bō。

Here, 直播: broadcast live; livestream.

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垂直 · chuízhí

vertical; perpendicular

这根zhè gēnpillar柱子zhù ziand / with与yǔfloor地面dì miànperpendicular垂直chuí zhí。

zhè gēn zhù zi yǔ dì miàn chuí zhí。

Here, 垂直: vertical; perpendicular.

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