迄今

qìjīn

adverb HSK 7 #20,999

Meanings

1 so far; to date; until now

Characters

Examples

迄今为止，一切顺利。

Qìjīn wéizhǐ, yīqiè shùnlì.

So far, everything has gone smoothly.

这是迄今最大的发现。

Zhè shì qìjīn zuì dà de fāxiàn.

This is the biggest discovery to date.

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迄今 is formal and literary. In spoken Chinese, 到现在 (dào xiànzài) or 到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ) are more natural. Often followed by 为止 (wéizhǐ) for emphasis.

Stroke Order

迄 qì

今 jīn