至 zhì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 至 — reach, arrive
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
至此
zhìcǐ
up to this point; at this point
Characters in this word
此 cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- Made of
- 止 to stop, to halt 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 项目推进至此，剩下的问题已不再是技术，而是协调。 Xiàngmù tuījìn zhìcǐ, shèngxià de wèntí yǐ bú zài shì jìshù, ér shì xiétiáo. At this point in the project, the remaining problem is no longer technology, but coordination.
- 调查至此终于结束，大家都松了一口气。 Diàochá zhìcǐ zhōngyú jiéshù, dàjiā dōu sōng le yī kǒu qì. The investigation finally ended at this point, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
- 谈判至此有了突破，双方都很高兴。 Tànpàn zhìcǐ yǒu le tūpò, shuāngfāng dōu hěn gāoxìng. Up to this point the negotiations achieved a breakthrough, and both sides were very pleased.
Related words
- 至今 zhìjīn until now
- 至少 zhìshǎo at least
- 甚至 shènzhì even (emphasis)
- 至 zhì to (up to a limit)
- 不至于 búzhìyú not to the extent of, unlikely to
- 截至 jiézhì as of, up to
- 至关重要 zhìguānzhòngyào crucially important
- 至于 zhìyú to go so far as to; as for, as to
- 乃至 nǎizhì and even; to the extent of
- 无微不至 wúwēibúzhì meticulous and thoughtful; in every possible way
- 以至于 yǐzhìyú so much so that; to the extent that
- 直至 zhízhì up until; straight through to