之至

zhīzhì

phrase

Meanings

1 extremely
2 to the utmost degree

Characters

(classical) of; to

to reach; the utmost

Examples

感激之至，不知如何表达。

Gǎnjī zhīzhì, bù zhī rúhé biǎodá.

I'm grateful to the utmost — I hardly know how to express it.

这种行为荒唐之至。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi huāngtáng zhīzhì.

This kind of behavior is absurd in the extreme.

Tips

grammar

Attaches to a preceding adjective or psych verb to mean 'to the utmost': 荣幸之至 (deeply honored), 荒谬之至 (utterly absurd). Literary register, similar in feel to '...in the extreme'.

Stroke Order

之 zhī

至 zhì