直至

zhí zhì · zhi zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. lasting until
  2. up till (the present)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

直(zhí)至(zhì)目(mù)前(qián)为(wéi)止(zhǐ)一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)很(hěn)顺(shùn)利(lì)。

So far everything has been going well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)学(xué)习(xí),直(zhí)至(zhì)深(shēn)夜(yè)才(cái)回(huí)家(jiā)。

He studied in the library until late at night before going home.

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