直到

zhí dào

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Preposition

直到 (zhí dào) is a Chinese word meaning “until”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. until

Stroke order

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Example

他一直工作,直到深夜。

He kept working until late at night.

Related words at this level

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).