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直至

zhí zhì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

直至 (zhí zhì) means "lasting until; up till (the present)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 直至 means

1. lasting until
2. up till (the present)

The characters in 直至

• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 至zhìto arrive; most; to

Example sentences

• 直至目前为止一切都很顺利。
  Zhízhì mùqián wéizhǐ yīqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
  So far everything has been going well.
• 他一直坚持他的工作直至他成功了。
  Tā yīzhí jiānchí tā de gōngzuò zhízhì tā chénggōng le.
  He persisted in his work until he succeeded.

Sounds the same

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

• 职志aspiration

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