为止 (為止)
wéi zhǐ
Pinyin

Definition

为止 (為止)
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wéi zhǐ
  1. until
  2. (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

停止
tíng zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
止
zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 until
  4. 4 only
为止
wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 until
  2. 2 (used in combination with words like 到[dào] or 至[zhì] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
防止
fáng zhǐ
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to guard against
  3. 3 to take precautions

Idioms (16)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
叹为观止
tàn wéi guān zhǐ
  1. 1 (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. 2 to acclaim as the peak of perfection
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
屡禁不止
lǚ jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

Sample Sentences

运动员一次又一次地重复每个动作，直到符合要求为止。
yùndòngyuán yīcìyòuyīcì de chóngfù měigè dòngzuò ，zhídào fúhé yāoqiú wéizhǐ 。
The athlete repeats each action again and again until it meets the requirements.
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有点遗憾，但到现在为止，他的球迷数还是很多。这是一种信仰，虽然总有离开的一天，但精神犹在。
yǒudiǎnr yíhàn ，dàn dàoxiànzàiwéizhǐ ，tā de qiúmí shǔ háishì hěn duō 。zhè shì yīzhǒng xìnyǎng ，suīrán zǒng yǒu líkāi de yītiān ，dàn jīngshén yóu zài 。
It's a bit of a pity, but even now, he still has a lot of fans. It's a sort of belief, although one day you leave the game, you're still there in spirit.
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70年前，中华人民共和国成立前夕，美国国务卿艾奇逊在关于送呈《美国与中国的关系》白皮书致总统杜鲁门的信中说：“近代史上每一个中国政府必须面临的第一个问题，是解决人民的吃饭问题，到现在为止，没有一个政府是成功的。”
nián qián ，ZhōnghuáRénmínGònghéguó chénglì qiánxī ，Měiguó guówùqīng Àiqíxùn zài guānyú sòngchéng 《Měiguó yǔ Zhōngguó de guānxi 》báipíshū zhì zǒngtǒng dùlǔmén de xìn zhōng shuō ：“jìndàishǐ shàng měi yīgē Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ bìxū miànlín de dìyī ge wèntí ，shì jiějué rénmín de chīfàn wèntí ，dào xiànzài wéizhǐ ，méiyǒu yīgē zhèngfǔ shì chénggōng de 。”
70 years ago, on the eve of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, US Secretary of State Acheson said in a letter to President Truman on the White Paper on the relationship between the United States and China: "The first problem that every Chinese government must face in modern history is solving the people’s food problems, no government has been successful so far.”
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目前为止还没发生过，还是我不要让牠玩老鼠了，免得牠想起捉老鼠的乐趣，到时候给我送来个大礼。
mùqiánwéizhǐ hái méi fāshēng guò ，háishì wǒ bù yào ràng tā wán lǎoshǔ le ，miǎnde tā xiǎng qǐ zhuōlǎoshǔ de lèqù ，dào shíhou gěi wǒ sòng lái gè dà lǐ 。
It hasn't happened yet, maybe I shouldn't let him play with the mouse, to prevent him from remembering the joy of catching mice and giving me a big gift.
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怎么没有？上次我宝宝一直半夜惊醒，大哭。我妈非说是因为清明节了，宝宝看到了不干净的东西。在家里弄了一碗水，把三根筷子放进去，开始叫那些过世亲人的名字。一直叫到筷子能竖起来为止。
zěnme méiyǒu ？shàngcì wǒ bǎobao yīzhí bànyè jīngxǐng ，dà kū 。wǒ mā fēishuō shì yīnwèi Qīngmíngjié le ，bǎobao kàndào le bù gānjìng de dōngxi 。zài jiālǐ nòng le yī wǎn shuǐ ，bǎ sān gēn kuàizi fàng jìnqù ，kāishǐ jiào nàxiē guòshì qīnrén de míngzi 。yīzhí jiào dào kuàizi néng shùqǐlái wéizhǐ 。
How can there not be? Last time my baby kept crying in the middle of the night, my mom insisted that it was because of Tomb Sweeping Day, and that the baby had seen something that wasn't right. She put a bowl of water in our house and put three chopsticks into it, then began to call out the names of relatives who had passed away. She kept calling their names to the chopsticks to get them to rise.
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我想一直踢球，踢到不能踢为止。
wǒ xiǎng yīzhí tīqiú ，tī dào bùnéng tī wéizhǐ 。
I want to keep playing soccer until I can't play soccer anymore.
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一半的县城已经被淹，许多民房泡在水中。到目前为止统计的遇难人数是65人，预计5万人受灾。
yībàn de xiànchéng yǐjīng bèi yān ，xǔduō mínfáng pào zài shuǐzhōng 。dào mùqián wéizhǐ tǒngjì de yùnàn rénshù shì liùshíwǔ rén ，yùjì wǔwàn rén shòuzāi 。
Half of the town has already been flooded and many people's homes are immersed in water. As of now the number of people killed is at 65 and it's estimated that 50,000 people have been affected by the disaster.
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