为止

為止
wéizhǐ
verb phrase HSK 5 #1,582

Meanings

  1. 1 up to (a point)
  2. 2 until

Examples

Dào mùqián wéi zhǐ, yīqiè shùnlì.
So far, everything is going smoothly.
Dào zuótiān wéi zhǐ, wǒmen yǐjīng wánchéng le bǎi fēn zhī bāshí.
As of yesterday, we had completed eighty percent.
Zhìjīn wéi zhǐ, méiyǒu rén fǎnduì.
Up to now, no one has objected.

Tips

grammar
为止 always follows (dào) or (zhì): ...为止 means 'up until...' The most common phrase is 目前为止 (up to now / so far).

Stroke Order

wèi
zhǐ