到现在 (到現在)
dào xiàn zài
Pinyin

Definition

到现在 (到現在)
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dào xiàn zài
  1. up until now
  2. to date

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到
dào
  1. 1 to (a place)
  2. 2 until (a time)
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 to go
  5. 5 to arrive
  6. 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
在
zài
  1. 1 (located) at
  2. 2 (to be) in
  3. 3 to exist
  4. 4 in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5 (indicating an action in progress)
现在
xiàn zài
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 at present
  3. 3 at the moment
  4. 4 modern
  5. 5 current
  6. 6 nowadays
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
来到
lái dào
  1. 1 to come
  2. 2 to arrive

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left

Sample Sentences

金马奖从创办之初到现在，好像每个阶段都有自己独特的风格，始终都是百花争妍、好不热闹。
jīnmǎjiǎng cóng chuàngbàn zhīchū dào xiànzài ，hǎoxiàng měige jiēduàn dōu yǒu zìjǐ dútè de fēnggé ，shǐzhōng dōushì bǎihuāzhēngyán 、hǎobù rènào 。
From its founding up to now, the Golden Horse Festival has always had its own unique style. With great gems in great numbers, it's really very exciting.
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嗐！她眼光高，到现在也没见她带一个男孩子回来过。
hài ！tā yǎnguāng gāo ，dào xiànzài yě méi jiàn tā dài yī gè nánháizi huílai guò 。
Ha, she's got high standards. Till this day, she's never brought a guy home (to meet us).
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你这家伙，从飞机起飞那一刻起到现在，这是你讲的第一句人话。
nǐ zhè jiāhuo ，cóng fēijī qǐfēi nà yī kè qǐ dàoxiànzài ，zhè shì nǐ jiǎng de dì yī jù rén huà 。
Oh you, that's the first decent thing you've said since the plane took off.
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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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从昨天晚上到现在，已经下了八个小时了。
cóng zuótiān wǎnshang dào xiànzài ，yǐjīng xià le bā gè xiǎoshí le 。
From last night up until now, it's already been raining for eight hours.
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你从十一点到现在，已经睡了十个小时了！
nǐ cóng shíyī diǎn dào xiànzài ，yǐjīng shuì le shí gè xiǎoshí le ！
From 11 until now. You have slept for 10 hours!
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我也是，从中午到现在连一口饭都没吃。
wǒ yě shì ，cóng zhōngwǔ dào xiànzài lián yīkǒu fàn dōu méi chī 。
Me too, I haven't eaten a thing since midday.
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