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至

zhì

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 character level 4 Character

至 (zhì) means "to arrive; most; to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 至 means

1. to arrive
2. most
3. to
4. until

How 至 is used in grammar

至 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Prepositions of Time, Place, Direction and Object (HSK 6)

Example sentences

• 血色将至。
  Xuèsè jiāngzhì.
  There will be blood.
• 事已至此。
  What's done is done.
• 真是惊人至极。
  Zhēnshi jīngrén zhìjí.
  It was all more and more surprising.
• 我会战斗至死。
  I will fight to the death.
• 水至清则无鱼。
  Clear water breeds no fish.
• 我甚至不喜欢你
  I don't even like you.

Words starting with 至

• 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
• 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day; until now
• 至于zhì yúas for; as to; to go so far as to
• 至此zhì cǐup until now; so far
• 至关重要zhì guān zhòng yàoextremely important; vital; crucial
• 至极zhì jíextremely
• 至上zhì shàngsupreme; paramount; above all else
• 至尊zhì zūnthe most honorable; the most respected; supreme
• 至多zhì duōup to the maximum; upper limit; at most
• 至高无上zhì gāo wú shàngsupreme; paramount; unsurpassed
• 至亲zhì qīnnext of kin; closely related
• 至诚zhì chéngsincere
• 至理名言zhì lǐ míng yánwise saying; words of wisdom
• 至宝zhì bǎomost valuable treasure; most precious asset
• 至交zhì jiāobest friend
• 至人zhì rénfully realized human being; sage; saint
• 至好zhì hǎobest friend
• 至当zhì dàngmost suitable; extremely appropriate
• 至高zhì gāoparamount; supremacy
• 至德zhì désplendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness
• 至高统治权zhì gāo tǒng zhì quánsupreme power; sovereignty
• 至爱zhì àimost beloved
• 至始至终zhì shǐ zhì zhōngfrom start to finish
• 至若zhì ruòas for

Words containing 至

• 甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
• 以至yǐ zhìdown to; up to; to such an extent as to ...
• 截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
• 无微不至wú wēi bù zhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulous
• 乃至nǎi zhìand even; to go so far as to
• 直至zhí zhìlasting until; up till (the present)
• 不至于bù zhì yúunlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
• 以至于yǐ zhì yúdown to; up to; to the extent that...
• 甚至于shèn zhì yúso much (that); even (to the extent that)
• 自始至终zì shǐ zhì zhōngfrom start to finish (idiom)
• 及至jí zhìby the time that
• 时至今日shí zhì jīn rì(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past)
• 冬至Dōng zhìWinter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
• 夏至Xià zhìXiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 21st June-6th July
• 如获至宝rú huò zhì bǎoas if gaining the most precious treasure
• 蜂拥而至fēng yōng ér zhìto arrive in huge numbers; to flock there
• 纷至沓来fēn zhì tà láito come thick and fast (idiom)
• 备至bèi zhìto the utmost; in every possible way
• 感人至深gǎn rén zhì shēn(idiom) deeply touching
• 人迹罕至rén jì hǎn zhìlit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); fig. off the beaten track; lonely
• 之至zhī zhìextremely
• 将至jiāng zhìto be about to arrive; to be around the corner
• 日至rì zhìsolstice; the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至
• 长至cháng zhìthe summer solstice

Characters built on 土

These share the phonetic component 土 (tǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 基jī(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 址zhǐ(bound form) site; location
• 壁bìwall; rampart
• 赤chìred; scarlet; bare
• 圾jīused in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. sè
• 寺sìBuddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)

Characters that look like 至

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 灵língquick; alert; efficacious
• 呈chéngto present to a superior; memorial; petition
• 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆
• 吴Wúsurname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai…
• 亘gènextending all the way across; running all the way through

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 质character; nature; quality
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 制system; to control; to regulate
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 致(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere
• 掷to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.