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直到

zhí dào

HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

直到 (zhí dào) means "until". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 直到 means

1. until

The characters in 直到

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)

Example sentences

• 直到下周。
  Until next week.
• 他等我直到我来。
  He waited for me until I arrived.
• 坚持下去直到我找到你。
  Jiānchíxiàqù zhídào wǒ zhǎodào nǐ.
  Hang on till I get to you.
• 我们一直聊天直到天明。
  Wǒmen yīzhí liáotiān zhídào tiānmíng.
  We talked and talked until the day broke.
• 请待在这里直到我回来。
  Please stay here till I get back.
• 我会在这里等直到他来。
  I will wait here till he comes.

Words starting with 直到

• 直到现在zhí dào xiàn zàieven now; until now; right up to the present

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