乃至 nǎizhì and even
and even; to go so far as to
How to remember 乃至: 乃 then + 至 until = and even.
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How it is used
- A formal conjunction 'and even / up to' that extends a list to a surprising extreme - 全国乃至全世界 (quánguó nǎizhì quán shìjiè) the whole country and even the whole world.
- More literary than 甚至 (shènzhì, even), which is the everyday equivalent; 乃至 belongs to written and formal speech.
- Often 乃至于 (nǎizhìyú) to introduce a resulting extreme.