為止

wéi zhǐ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

為止 (wéi zhǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “until”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. until
  2. (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...為止...为止)

Stroke order

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Example

到目前為止,一切都很順利。

So far, everything has gone smoothly.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).