为止 wéizhǐ until
until; used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止
怎么记住“为止”: 为 for + 止 to stop = until.
汉字
用法
- 'Up to (a point), until' - 到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ) up to now; 到此为止 (dào cǐ wéizhǐ) that's it, let's stop here.
- Always in the frame 到/至 ... 为止, marking the cut-off point of a span.
- reading is wéi (2nd tone); 止 = to stop, so 'stopping at ...'.
例句
- 就到此为止吧。 Jiù dàocǐwéizhǐ ba.Let's leave it at that.
- 今天就到此为止吧。 Jīntiān jiù dàocǐwéizhǐ ba.Let's call it a day.
- 他游到不能游为止。 Tāyóudào bùnéng yóu wéizhǐ.He swam until he could swim no more.