以至于

以至於

yǐzhìyú

conjunction HSK 7-9 #6,794

Meanings

1 so much so that
2 to the extent that
3 to such a degree that

Characters

to reach; to the point of

at; to (function word)

Examples

他太紧张了，以至于说不出话来。

Tā tài jǐnzhāng le, yǐzhìyú shuō bu chū huà lái.

He was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

雨下得很大，以至于路上都是水。

Yǔ xià de hěn dà, yǐzhìyú lùshàng dōu shì shuǐ.

It rained so heavily that the roads were all flooded.

Tips

grammar

以至于 connects a cause to an extreme or unexpected result. The structure is: cause/degree + 以至于 + result. Compare with 以致 which is used specifically for negative results.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

至 zhì

于 yú