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以至

yǐ zhì

HSK 6 2-character word

What 以至 means

1. down to
2. up to
3. to such an extent as to ...
4. also written {以至于|yǐ zhì yú}

The characters in 以至

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 至zhìto arrive; most; to

Example sentences

• 他戴着面具以至于没有人认出他。
  Tā dài zhe miànjù yǐzhìyú méiyǒu rén rènchū tā.
  He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.
• 她太过好奇，以至于打开了盒子。
  Tā tàiguò hàoqí, yǐzhìyú dǎkāi le hézi.
  She was so curious that she opened the box.
• 天太冷了，以至于没人想去外面。
  It was so cold that no one wanted to go outside.
• 他跑得太快，以至于喘不过气来。
  He ran so fast that he was out of breath.
• 土豆太热，以至于烫到了我的嘴。
  The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.
• Tom 太胆小了以至于做不了任何事
  T om tài dǎnxiǎo le yǐzhìyú zuò buliǎo rènhé shì
  Tom was too afraid to do anything.

Words starting with 以至

• 以至于yǐ zhì yúdown to; up to; to the extent that...

Sounds the same

Read yǐ zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 以致with the result that

Where 以至 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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