以至

yǐzhì

conjunction #21,307

Meanings

1 so that
2 to the extent that
3 down to / up to (indicating range)
4 with the result that

Characters

by means of / to use / with

to reach / until / to the point of

Examples

HSK 4

他工作太投入，以至忘记了吃饭。

Tā gōngzuò tài tóurù, yǐzhì wàngjì le chīfàn.

He was so absorbed in work that he forgot to eat.

HSK 5

她哭得太厉害，以至说不出话来。

Tā kū de tài lìhài, yǐzhì shuō bù chū huà lái.

She cried so hard that she couldn't get a word out.

HSK 7-9

从北京以至广州，各地都有他的粉丝。

Cóng Běijīng yǐzhì Guǎngzhōu, gèdì dōu yǒu tā de fěnsī.

From Beijing to Guangzhou, he has fans everywhere.

Tips

grammar

以至 is used in two ways: (1) as a result conjunction meaning 'so much so that' (similar to 以致, which more specifically implies a negative outcome); (2) as a range marker 'from X to Y'. The fuller form 以至于 is more emphatic.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

至 zhì