up until; until
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
up until; all the way until (often followed by a negative or 'cái')
Often used in the pattern '直到...才' (not until...) or '直到...还' (even until...). Primarily indicates a time point up to which a situation persists.
Zhè这
shì事
zhí直
dào到
jīn今
tiān天
wǒ我
cái才
zhī知
dào道
。
I didn't know about this until today.
Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
xué学
xí习
zhí直
dào到
bàn半
yè夜
。
He studied until midnight last night.
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Zhí直
dào到
huì会
yì议
jié结
shù束
，
tā他
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
méi没
shuō说
。
He didn't say a single word until the meeting was over.
Zhí直
dào到
xiàn现
zài在
，
wǒ我
hái还
jì记
dé得
nà那
shǒu首
gē歌
。
Even until now, I still remember that song.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
sú俗
yī一
zhí直
bǎo保
liú留
dào到
zuì最
jìn近
。
This custom was preserved up until recently.