截至

jiézhì
preposition HSK 6 #25,030

Meanings

  1. 1 up to (a certain time); as of
  2. 2 by (a specified date)

Characters

Cut off up to — as of a certain point in time.

Examples

Jiézhì mùqián, hái méiyǒu shōu dào huífù.
As of now, no reply has been received.
Jiézhì qùnián niándǐ, gōngsī yǒu liǎng qiān míng yuángōng.
As of the end of last year, the company had two thousand employees.
Jiézhì fāgǎo shí, shìgù yuányīn shàng bù qīngchu.
As of press time, the cause of the accident is still unclear.

Tips

usage
截至 is very common in news reports and official statements. It always precedes a time expression: 截至目前 (as of now), 截至今天 (as of today).

Stroke Order

jié
zhì