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直到 (zhí dào): until

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: until
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

until
until
till
up to
to go straight to
to arrive at directly

Chinese explanation

表示某种情况或动作一直持续到某个时间点才停止或改变，强调前面的过程持续了很长时间
后面常接时间词或小句，说明持续到什么时候。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

Zhi (c. 2000 BC)

HSK 1

to reach

Example sentences

I waited until he came back.

Until now, I still haven't received his letter.

We didn't finish the work until midnight.

This train goes straight to Beijing.

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