How to Say ‘Go straight ahead’ in Simplified Chinese
一直往前走
yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu
[ee-jrr wahng chyen dzoh]
💬 Usage Tip: 往 (wǎng) "toward" plus a direction comes before 走 "walk" to say which way to go: 往左走 "go left", 往回走 "go back".
Phrase Breakdown
一直
yì zhí
[ee-jrr]
straight; continuously; all along
Can mean doing something continuously or going straight ahead without turning.
你一直往前走就行。
Just keep going straight ahead.
往前走
wǎng qián zǒu
walk forward
往 (wǎng) 'toward', 前 (qián) 'front', 走 (zǒu) 'walk'. The two 3rd tones are not next to each other, so each keeps its tone.
请往前走。
Please walk forward.
Words in this phrase
往
wǎng
[wahng]
toward; in the direction of
Shows movement toward a place or direction.
请往前走一点。
Please walk a little forward.
前
qián
[chyen]
front; forward; ahead
Refers to the front direction or the space ahead.
车在前面，请往前看。
The car is in front; please look ahead.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
to walk; to go
A common verb for walking or moving from one place to another.
我们一直往前走。
We keep walking straight ahead.
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