Chinese word

迄今

Pronunciation

Pinyinqì jīn

Meaning

  • adverbso far

Example

迄今我没有见过这种情况。qì jīn wǒ méi yǒu jiàn guò zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng

So far, I have never seen this kind of situation.

Illustration for 迄今 (so far)

More examples

该疾病迄今只在小范围内传播。gāi jí bìng qì jīn zhǐ zài xiǎo fàn wéi nèi zhuàn bō

This disease has so far spread only within a limited area.

Core concept

A timeline runs from an earlier point to the present, with the present as its cutoff.

Common phrases

  • 迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐ

    so far

  • 迄今仍然qì jīn réng rán

    still to this day

Similar words

至今zhì jīn: Indicates that something begun in the past remains true or continues at present.
到现在dào xiàn zài: Indicates the time span from an earlier point until now and the events or situation within it.
迄今为止qì jīn wéi zhǐ: Takes the present as the endpoint for describing the entire period and its developments so far.

Definition in Chinese

表示从过去某一时点或某一时期一直延续到现在，强调截至目前为止发生的事情或存在的状态，常用作副词。biǎo shì cóng guò qù mǒu yì shí diǎn huò mǒu yì shí qī yì zhí yán xù dào xiàn zài qiáng diào jié zhì mù qián wéi zhǐ fā shēng de shì qíng huò cún zài de zhuàng tài cháng yòng zuò fù cí

Word origin

迄 (qì, "reach") + 今 (jīn, "now") presents the present as the point that an earlier period reaches.

Usage tips

  • 迄今 (qìjīn, "up to now") is more common in formal writing, while 到现在 (dào xiànzài, "until now") and 到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ, "up to the present") fit everyday conversation better.

Opposites

  • 从此以后cóng cí yǐ hòufrom now onadverb

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