How to Say ‘Keep going straight’ in Simplified Chinese
一直往前走
yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu
[ee-jrr wahng chyen dzoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often builds direction instructions as direction first, movement verb last: [往前走] "go forward," [往左转] "turn leftward." Here [一直] adds "keep on."
Phrase Breakdown
一直
yì zhí
[ee-jrr]
straight; continuously
Here it means to keep going straight without stopping or turning.
从这里一直往前走。
Go straight from here.
往前
wǎng qián
forward; ahead
This means toward the front or in the forward direction.
请往前走。
Please walk forward.
Words in this phrase
往
wǎng
[wahng]
toward; in the direction of
Used before a place or direction to show movement toward it.
你往前走，别停。
Walk forward; don’t stop.
前
qián
[chyen]
front; forward; ahead
The direction in front of you.
前面有商店，你往前走吧。
There’s a shop ahead, so go forward.
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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