Chinese word

至此

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì cǐ

Meaning

  • adverbup to this point

Example

我们至此结束讨论。wǒ men zhì cǐ jié shù tǎo lùn

We end the discussion at this point.

Illustration for 至此 (up to this point)

More examples

至此可以说，项目已经达到了预期目标。zhì cǐ ké yǐ shuō xiàng mù yǐ jīng dá dào le yù qī mù biāo

At this point, it can be said that the project has reached its expected goal.

Core concept

The flow of events arrives at a clear checkpoint, allowing the speaker or writer to look back over what has happened so far.

Common phrases

  • 至此可以说zhì cǐ ké yǐ shuō

    it can be said up to this point

  • 至此可见zhì cǐ kě jiàn

    it is clear up to this point

Similar words

到此为止dào cǐ wéi zhǐ: Shows that a process or discussion ends at this point and does not continue further.
至今zhì jīn: Describes something that has continued or remained true from the past up to now.
到这里dào zhè lǐ: Shows in everyday speech that a talk or action ends here.

Definition in Chinese

表示到目前为止、到这个程度，用于总结或引出结论，常见于书面语。biǎo shì dào mù qián wéi zhǐ dào zhè ge chéng dù yòng yú zǒng jié huò yǐn chū jié lùn cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ

Word origin

至 (zhì, "reach") + 此 (cǐ, "this") gives the compound the image of reaching a specific point, making it suitable for closing or summarizing a stage of thought.

Usage tips

  • 至此 (zhìcǐ, "up to this point") is useful for recognizing the formal tone of written summaries, whereas everyday speech often uses 到现在为止 (dào xiànzài wéizhǐ, "until now").

Other meanings

  • at this pointadverb

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