Chinese word

截止

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié zhǐ

Meaning

  • verbclose

Example

报名截止到今天为止。bào míng jié zhǐ dào jīn tiān wéi zhǐ

Registration closes today.

Illustration for 截止 (close)

More examples

报名截止于本周五，逾期不再受理。bào míng jié zhǐ yú běn zhōu wǔ yú qī bú zài shòu lǐ

Registration closes this Friday, and late applications will no longer be accepted.

Core concept

Stops a process at a specified point in time, especially the receiving of applications or entries.

Common phrases

  • 报名截止于bào míng jié zhǐ yú

    registration closes on

  • 截止到jié zhǐ dào

    up until

  • 已截止yǐ jié zhǐ

    already closed

Similar words

截至jié zhì: Takes a particular time as the limit for the period or information covered.
结束jié shù: Ends something completely after it has run its course.
到...为止dào wéi zhǐ: Limits a time period to a stated point, with nothing after it included.
终止zhōng zhǐ: Brings an ongoing matter to an official end.

Definition in Chinese

把某件事限定在某个时间点结束或不再接受申请，表示截止时刻或最后受理时间。bǎ mǒu jiàn shì xiàn dìng zài mǒu gè shí jiān diǎn jié shù huò bú zài jiē shòu shēn qǐng biǎo shì jié zhǐ shí kè huò zuì hòu shòu lǐ shí jiān

Word origin

截止 (jiézhǐ, "to cut off and stop") joins 截 (jié, "cut off") + 止 (zhǐ, "stop") to express a point after which an activity or application is no longer accepted.

Usage tips

  • In notices and forms, the word usually points to the last moment for action rather than the moment an event naturally finishes, so it is useful for submissions, bookings, and registrations.

Other meanings

  • deadlinenoun
  • endverb

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