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直至

zhízhì

up until; straight through to

HSK 9 · Topic “Time and sequence”
A traveler walks a long road at night, holding a lantern under the moon.
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Characters in this word

直 zhí

Strokes
8
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
十 ten, tenth 目 eye 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

至 zhì

Strokes
6
Radical
至 — reach, arrive
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 谈判直至凌晨才取得突破，双方都作出了实质性让步。 Tánpàn zhízhì língchén cái qǔdé tūpò, shuāngfāng dōu zuòchū le shízhìxìng ràngbù. The negotiations did not achieve a breakthrough until the early hours, with both sides making substantive concessions.
  • 他在图书馆学习直至深夜。 Tā zài túshūguǎn xuéxí zhízhì shēnyè. He studied in the library until late at night.
  • 调查组的工作持续了三个月，直至上个月才结束。 Diàocházǔ de gōngzuò chíxùle sān gè yuè, zhízhì shàng gè yuè cái jiéshù. The investigation team's work lasted three months and only ended last month.

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