至

zhì

preposition HSK 5 #1,690

Meanings

1 to; until; up to
2 to arrive; to reach
3 most; extremely

Characters

to; until; extremely

Examples

从周一至周五上班。

Cóng zhōuyī zhì zhōuwǔ shàngbān.

Work from Monday to Friday.

至少要学一年。

Zhìshǎo yào xué yī nián.

You need to study for at least a year.

甚至他都不知道。

Shènzhì tā dōu bù zhīdào.

Even he doesn't know.

Tips

usage

至 is used in many compounds: 至少 (at least), 甚至 (even), 至今 (until now), 至于 (as for), 以至于 (so much that). More literary than 到.

Stroke Order

至 zhì