直至
zhí zhì
Pinyin

Definition

直至
 - 
zhí zhì
  1. lasting until
  2. up till (the present)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along
甚至
shèn zhì
  1. 1 even
  2. 2 so much so that
直
Zhí
  1. 1 surname Zhi
  2. 2 Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
直播
zhí bō
  1. 1 live broadcast (not recorded)
  2. 2 direct Internet broadcasting
  3. 3 (agriculture) direct seeding
至
zhì
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 most
  3. 3 to
  4. 4 until
不至于
bù zhì yú
  1. 1 unlikely to go so far as to
  2. 2 not as bad as
乃至
nǎi zhì
  1. 1 and even
  2. 2 to go so far as to
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
截至
jié zhì
  1. 1 up to (a time)
  2. 2 by (a time)
正直
zhèng zhí
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 upstanding
  3. 3 honest
直线
zhí xiàn
  1. 1 straight line
  2. 2 sharply (rise or fall)
直视
zhí shì
  1. 1 to look straight at
直觉
zhí jué
  1. 1 intuition
直达
zhí dá
  1. 1 to go nonstop to
  2. 2 through (as in "through train")
  3. 3 nonstop
简直
jiǎn zhí
  1. 1 simply
  2. 2 at all
  3. 3 practically
至上
zhì shàng
  1. 1 supreme
  2. 2 paramount
  3. 3 above all else
至今
zhì jīn
  1. 1 so far
  2. 2 to this day
  3. 3 until now
至尊
zhì zūn
  1. 1 the most honorable
  2. 2 the most respected
  3. 3 supreme
  4. 4 (archaic) the emperor

Idioms (20)

一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
人迹罕至
rén jì hǎn zhì
  1. 1 lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. off the beaten track
  3. 3 lonely
  4. 4 deserted
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
  1. 1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
  1. 1 fame follows merit (idiom)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
  1. 1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
  2. 2 straight speaking
  3. 3 to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
时至今日
shí zhì jīn rì
  1. 1 (idiom) up to the present
  2. 2 even now
  3. 3 now (in contrast with the past)
  4. 4 at this late hour
朝露溘至
zhāo lù kè zhì
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
  1. 1 water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
  1. 1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
  1. 1 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
  2. 2 to have the courage of one's convictions
  3. 3 just and forceful
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
  1. 1 to address sb directly by name (idiom)
  2. 2 to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直情径行
zhí qíng jìng xíng
  1. 1 straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
  1. 1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  2. 2 straightforward

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