until; up to; as late as
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
until; up to (a point in time or an event)
formalUsed to indicate a temporal or spatial endpoint. Similar to '直到' but slightly more formal or literary.
Zhàn战
dòu斗
zhí直
zhì至
shēn深
yè夜
cái才
jié结
shù束
。
The battle did not end until late at night.
Tā他
xué学
xí习
zhí直
zhì至
tiān天
liàng亮
。
He studied until daybreak.
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Zhí直
zhì至
mù目
qián前
，
wǒ我
men们
réng仍
wèi未
shōu收
dào到
rèn任
hé何
huí回
fù复
。
Up to now, we still have not received any reply.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
sú俗
yī一
zhí直
bǎo保
liú留
zhí直
zhì至
jìn近
dài代
。
This custom has been preserved up until modern times.