截止

jiézhǐ

verb HSK 6 #13,936

Meanings

1 to end; to close; to cut off
2 deadline

Characters

to cut off; to intercept

to stop; to halt

Cut off and stop — to reach a deadline.

Examples

报名截止日期是下周五。

Bàomíng jiézhǐ rìqī shì xià zhōu wǔ.

The registration deadline is next Friday.

投票已经截止了。

Tóupiào yǐjīng jiézhǐ le.

Voting has already ended.

截止到昨天，已有五百人报名。

Jiézhǐ dào zuótiān, yǐ yǒu wǔ bǎi rén bàomíng.

As of yesterday, five hundred people have registered.

Tips

usage

截止 (to end/stop, often for deadlines) vs 截至 (jiézhì, up to a certain time, used for reporting). 截止 emphasizes the ending; 截至 emphasizes the time point.

Stroke Order

截 jié

止 zhǐ