以致
yǐzhì
so that; with the result that
Characters in this word
致 zhì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 至 — reach, arrive
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 项目初期论证不足，以致后期频繁修改方案，成本大幅上升。 Xiàngmù chūqī lùnzhèng bùzú, yǐzhì hòuqī pínfán xiūgǎi fāng'àn, chéngběn dàfú shàngshēng. The project was insufficiently assessed at the beginning, so the plan had to be repeatedly revised later and costs rose sharply.
- 他沉迷游戏，以致期末考试不及格。 Tā chénmí yóuxì, yǐzhì qīmò kǎoshì bù jígé. He became so absorbed in video games that he failed his final exam.
- 天气突然变冷，以致很多人感冒了。 Tiānqì tūrán biàn lěng, yǐzhì hěn duō rén gǎnmào le. The weather suddenly turned cold, so many people came down with a cold.