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为止
wéizhǐ
Description
“为止”常常和“到”一起用，表示时间或事情停在某个地方。
"为止" is often used together with "到" to indicate that time or an event stops at a certain point.
比如“到现在为止”，意思就是从以前一直到现在。
For example, "到现在为止" means from the past up until now.
Meanings
为止wéizhǐ
up to (a point in time or extent)
到现在为止，他还没来。
He hasn't come yet.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
almost always in the pattern 到……为止, marking an end point in time or degree.
- Etymology
为 (to be/act as) + 止 (to stop), literally 'to serve as the stopping point'.
In videos
“一直吃到你吃饱为止但是”
“你可以读到会为止”
“这是我到现在为止”
“到今天为止”
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