直到

zhídào

preposition HSK 3 #662

Meanings

1 until
2 up to (a certain point)

Characters

straight; continuously

to; until; arrive

Examples

HSK 1

直到现在我还记得。

Zhídào xiànzài wǒ hái jìde.

I still remember even to this day.

HSK 2

我直到昨天才知道。

Wǒ zhídào zuótiān cái zhīdào.

I didn't find out until yesterday.

HSK 7-9

他一直工作直到深夜。

Tā yīzhí gōngzuò zhídào shēnyè.

He kept working until late at night.

Tips

grammar

直到…才… is a common pattern meaning 'not until...did...': 直到下雨才回家 'Didn't go home until it rained.'

Stroke Order

直 zhí

到 dào