至此 zhìcǐ up until now
up until now; so far
How to remember 至此: 至 until + 此 this = up until now.
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How it is used
- Up to this point / and so, at this juncture - 事情发展至此，已无法挽回 (shìqing fāzhǎn zhìcǐ, yǐ wúfǎ wǎnhuí) things having reached this point, they can't be undone.
- A written connective marking 'by now/here' in a narrative or argument, often at a turning or concluding point.
- Formal register; also spatial ('up to here') in texts.
Example sentences
- 事已至此。 Shìyǐzhìcǐ.What's done is done.