How to say “until” in Chinese
until, up to (of a time)
“Until” in Chinese is 为止, wéi zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
为止 is read wéi zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is wéi, “be, do”.
A drawing of a foot. It hints at the sound of 址 zhǐ.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “为止”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 为止. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天就到此为止吧jīntiānjiùdàocǐwéizhǐbaLet's call it a day.
- 到今天为止，已经有三百多人报名了。dàojīntiānwéizhǐ,yǐjīngyǒusānbǎiduōrénbàomíngleAs of today, more than three hundred people have already signed up.
- 到目前为止一切都很顺利dàomùqiánwéizhǐ,yíqièdōuhěnshùnlìSo far everything is going smoothly.
- 今天就到此为止jīntiānjiùdàocǐwéizhǐThat's all for today.
- 到目前为止一切顺利dàomùqiánwéizhǐ,yíqièshùnlìSo far, everything is going smoothly.
More words from the lesson “Deadlines: until when and for how long”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “until” in Chinese?
“Until” in Chinese is 为止, pinyin wéizhǐ.
What does 为止 mean?
为止 (wéizhǐ) means “until, up to (of a time)”.
How do you write 为止?
为止 is 2 characters: 为 (wèi) — for, for the sake of; 止 (zhǐ) — stop. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 为止?
为止 is read wéizhǐ. Tones: wéi — second tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“until” in the lesson “Deadlines: until when and for how long”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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