一直…到

yī zhí … dào
all the way until ...
Grammar Pattern

Parts

一直yī zhí · straight (in a straight line)
HSK 3
到dào · to (a place), until (a time)
HSK 2

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Example Sentences

他一直工作到晚上十点。
tā yīzhí gōngzuò dào wǎnshang shí diǎn 。
He worked right through until 10 p.m.
我们一直等到天黑。
wǒmen yīzhí děng dào tiān hēi 。
We waited until it got dark.
从这里一直走到路口，再往左拐。
cóng zhèlǐ yīzhí zǒu dào lùkǒu ， zài wǎng zuǒ guǎi 。
Go straight on from here to the junction, then turn left.

Grammar Points

HSK 4
Expressing "until" with "dao"

Words with similar meanings

直到…才zhí dào … cái
not until ...
直到…才 means "not until".

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