以至

yǐzhì

conjunction #21,307

Meanings

1 so that
2 to the extent that
3 down to / up to (indicating range)
4 with the result that

Characters

by means of / to use / with

to reach / until / to the point of

Examples

他工作太投入，以至忘记了吃饭。

Tā gōngzuò tài tóurù, yǐzhì wàngjì le chīfàn.

He was so absorbed in work that he forgot to eat.

她哭得太厉害，以至说不出话来。

Tā kū de tài lìhài, yǐzhì shuō bù chū huà lái.

She cried so hard that she couldn't get a word out.

从北京以至广州，各地都有他的粉丝。

Cóng Běijīng yǐzhì Guǎngzhōu, gè dì dōu yǒu tā de fěnsī.

From Beijing to Guangzhou, he has fans everywhere.

Tips

grammar

以至 is used in two ways: (1) as a result conjunction meaning 'so much so that' (similar to 以致, which more specifically implies a negative outcome); (2) as a range marker 'from X to Y'. The fuller form 以至于 is more emphatic.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

至 zhì