Chinese word

以至于

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐ zhì yú

Meaning

  • conjunctionso ... that

Example

雨下得很大，以至于比赛被取消。yǔ xià de hěn dà yǐ zhì yú bǐ sài bèi qǔ xiāo

The rain was so heavy that the game was canceled.

Illustration for 以至于 (so ... that)

More examples

他连续工作十几个小时，以至于无法集中注意力。tā lián xù gōng zuò shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí yǐ zhì yú wú fǎ jí zhōng zhù yì lì

He worked for more than ten hours straight, so that he could no longer concentrate.

Core concept

A situation keeps advancing until it reaches a point that brings about a further result.

Common phrases

  • 以至于无法yǐ zhì yú wú fǎ

    so that one cannot

  • 以至于受伤yǐ zhì yú shòu shāng

    so that one gets injured

  • 以至于被取消yǐ zhì yú bèi qǔ xiāo

    so that it is canceled

Similar words

因此yīn cǐ: Shows that a natural conclusion or result follows from the preceding reason or fact.
从而cóng ér: Shows that an earlier action or change leads to a later action or state as a result.
以致yǐ zhì: Shows that a situation reaches a point that brings about a problem or other change.

Definition in Chinese

用来说明前一情况发展到某一程度，导致明显或出人意料的后果。yòng lái shuō míng qián yì qíng kuàng fā zhǎn dào mǒu yì chéng dù dǎo zhì míng xiǎn huò chū rén yì liào de hòu guǒ

Word origin

以 (yǐ, "by means of") + 至 (zhì, "reach") + 于 (yú, "to") presents a condition as reaching a point that leads to an outcome.

Usage tips

  • The clause after this connector can have a different subject from the earlier clause, so context identifies who or what experiences the consequence.

Other meanings

  • even toconjunction
  • as a resultconjunction

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