截止 jiézhǐ to end
to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off
怎么记住“截止”: 截 to cut off + 止 to stop = to end.
汉字
用法
- To close / come to a deadline (intransitive): 报名截止 (bàomíng jiézhǐ) registration has closed, 截止日期 (jiézhǐ rìqī) the deadline.
- Marks the point at which something stops accepting entries.
- Trap: 截止 (to end, verb) vs 截至 (up to a given point in time) - 报名到今天截止 vs 截至今天.
例句
- 学校5号截止报名。 Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th.
- 交作业的截止日期是下周一。 Jiāo zuòyè de jiézhǐ rìqī shì xiàzhōuyī.The homework is due next Monday.