迄今为止

迄今为止 qìjīnwéizhǐ

So far; up to now; still (not)†

迄今为止 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 迄今為止 qijinweizhi

What 迄今为止 means

  1. So far†
  2. up to now†
  3. still (not)†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 迄今为止, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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迄今为止 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

迄
—
no separate entry
今
jīn
Present (modern - today)
为
wèi / wéi
For (in order to - because of); Act as (to be)
止
zhǐ
Stop (suspend - put a stop to)

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迄今为止 in a sentence

迄今为止,还没有人能解开这个谜。
Qìjīnwéizhǐ, hái méiyǒu rén néng jiěkāi zhège mí.
To this day nobody has been able to solve this puzzle.
迄今为止,一切都很顺利。
Qìjīnwéizhǐ, yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
So far everything has gone smoothly.

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What does 迄今为止 mean in English?

迄今为止 is pronounced qìjīnwéizhǐ and means So far, up to now, still (not) †.

How do you pronounce 迄今为止?

迄今为止 is qìjīnwéizhǐ in pinyin — written qijinweizhi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 迄今为止?

迄今为止 is written with 4 characters: 今 (jīn) Present (modern - today), 为 (wèi / wéi) For (in order to - because of); Act as (to be), 止 (zhǐ) Stop (suspend - put a stop to). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 迄今为止 written in traditional Chinese?

迄今為止. The simplified form 迄今为止 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 迄今為止 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qìjīnwéizhǐ.

Is 迄今为止 an HSK word?

Yes — 迄今为止 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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