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直到

zhí dào

Pinyin

Definition

直到

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zhí dào

until

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一直

yī zhí

1 straight (in a straight line)
2 continuously
3 always
4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
5 all along

到

dào

1 to (a place)
2 until (a time)
3 up to
4 to go
5 to arrive
6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

不到

bù dào

1 not to arrive
2 not reaching
3 insufficient
4 less than

来到

lái dào

1 to come
2 to arrive

做到

zuò dào

1 to accomplish
2 to achieve

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑

yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
2 fig. to stick to one's ways
3 to cling to one's course

不到火候不揭锅

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

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 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
3 to keep going while some hope is left

不问就听不到假话

bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà

1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

事到临头

shì dào lín tóu

1 when things come to a head (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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你这是充满了偏见和歧视，正是因为你们这样的偏见才使得社会不同阶级有了对立和仇视情绪，愈演愈烈直到一发不可收拾。

nǐ zhè shì chōngmǎn le piānjiàn hé qíshì ，zhèngshì yīnwèi nǐmen zhèyàng de piānjiàn cái shǐde shèhuì bùtóng jiējí yǒu le duìlì hé chóushì qíngxù ，yùyǎnyùliè zhídào yī fā bù kě shōushi 。

That is so subjective and prejudiced. It's your kind of prejudice that causes opposition and hatred between different classes in society, which has gotten more and more dramatic to the point that it can't be remedied.

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为了看到朋友惊讶的模样，我们假装不记得他的生日，直到晚上才送上礼物。

wèile kàndào péngyou jīngyà de múyàng ，wǒmen jiǎzhuāng bù jìde tā de shēngrì ，zhídào wǎnshang cái sòng shàng lǐwù 。

In order to see the surprising look on our friend's face, we pretended to forget his birthday and did not give him a present until night.

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直到你出生后，拥抱着你的那一刻，我才真正感受到，上天赐予我的这份特别的礼物。

zhídào nǐ chūshēng hòu ，yōngbào zhe nǐ de nà yīkè ，wǒ cái zhēnzhèng gǎnshòu dào ，shàngtiān cìyǔ wǒ de zhè fèn tèbié de lǐwù 。

It was not until you were born and I took you in my arms that I really felt that this was a special gift from God.

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昨晚邻居练习打鼓直到十二点半，我没有睡好。

zuówǎn línjū liànxí dǎgǔ zhídào shí\'èr diǎn bàn ，wǒ méiyǒu shuì hǎo 。

Last night, my neighbor practiced drums until 12:30. I didn't sleep well.