直
至

Lasting until in Chinese: 直至 (zhí zhì)

zhí zhì

lasting until

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lasting until
  2. 2up till (the present)

Stroke order

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至

Zhuyin

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ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他一直工作，直至深夜。

    tā yì zhí gōng zuò， zhí zhì shēn yè。

    He kept working until late at night.

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Related words

直

zhí

straight

至

zhì

to arrive

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

甚至

shèn zhì

even

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

至今

zhì jīn

so far

至于

zhì yú

as for

直播

zhí bō

(TV, radio) to broadcast live

直到

zhí dào

until

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

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