Chinese word

截至

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié zhì

Meaning

  • prepositionby

Example

截至下周一，你必须提交报告。jié zhì xià zhōu yī nǐ bì xū tí jiāo bào gào

You must submit the report by next Monday.

Illustration for 截至 (by)

More examples

截至本月末，公司已经完成年度预算的三分之二。jié zhì běn yuè mò gōng sī yǐ jīng wán chéng nián dù yù suàn de sān fēn zhī èr

By the end of this month, the company has already completed two-thirds of its annual budget.

Core concept

Sets the endpoint for a time-based view, showing what belongs within the period before it.

Common phrases

  • 截至本月末jié zhì běn yuè mò

    by the end of this month

  • 截至目前为止jié zhì mù qián wéi zhǐ

    as of now

  • 截至去年年底jié zhì qù nián nián dǐ

    by the end of last year

Similar words

截止jié zhǐ: Indicates the time by which something must be finished or submitted.
直到zhí dào: Indicates that an action or state lasts until a particular time or event.
至zhì: Indicates a time or place as an endpoint in brief formal writing.
为止wéi zhǐ: Indicates that a range lasts up to a stated point and no further.

Definition in Chinese

用来标明某一时间点为止的范围或截止日期，表明在该时点之前的情况或统计口径，常见用法为'截至+时间/日期，…'。yòng lái biāo míng mǒu yì shí jiān diǎn wéi zhǐ de fàn wéi huò jié zhǐ rì qī biǎo míng zài gāi shí diǎn zhī qián de qíng kuàng huò tǒng jì kǒu jìng cháng jiàn yòng fǎ wèi jié zhì shí jiān rì qī

Word origin

The compound 截至 (jiézhì, "up to a cutoff") uses 截 (jié, "cut off") with 至 (zhì, "reach") to show that a range reaches only to a specified point.

Usage tips

  • This word commonly appears with dates, including future dates, and helps frame the whole sentence around that date rather than naming the date as a separate event.

Other meanings

  • as ofpreposition

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