为止

為止

wéizhǐ

verb phrase HSK 5 #1,582

Meanings

到目前为止，一切顺利。

Dào mùqián wéizhǐ, yīqiè shùnlì.

So far, everything is going smoothly.

到昨天为止，我们已经完成了百分之八十。

Dào zuótiān wéizhǐ, wǒmen yǐjīng wánchéng le bǎifēnzhībāshí.

As of yesterday, we had completed eighty percent.

至今为止，没有人反对。

Zhìjīn wéizhǐ, méiyǒu rén fǎnduì.

Up to now, no one has objected.

grammar

为止 always follows 到 (dào) or 至 (zhì): 到...为止 means 'up until...' The most common phrase is 到目前为止 (up to now / so far).

为 wéi

止 zhǐ