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以致于

yǐ zhì yú

3-character word Traditional 以致於

What 以致于 means

1. with the result that

The characters in 以致于

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 我的表兄弟太过沉浸于学业，以致于他的朋友们唤他作书虫。
  Wǒ de biǎoxiōngdì tàiguò chénjìn yú xuéyè, yǐzhìyú tā de péngyou men huàn tā zuò shūchóng.
  My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him bookworm.

Sounds the same

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

• 以至于down to; up to; to the extent that...