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以至 (yǐ zhì) — (conjunction) to such an extent that, so … that (introducing a result); (conjunction) down to, up to (indicating a range that includes even the extreme)

Definition

A formal written conjunction. Use 以至于 for 'so … that' (introducing a result) and 以至 by itself for a range 'down/up to' (including the extreme). More literary than 从而 or 所以.

conjunction
to such an extent thatso … that (introducing a result)down toup to (indicating a range that includes even the extreme)

Examples

  • ，以至。
    Tā gōng zuò guò yú tóu rù, yǐ zhì cháng cháng wàng jì chī fàn.
    He is so absorbed in work that he often forgets to eat.
  • 以至，。
    Cóng gōng sī gāo céng yǐ zhì pǔ tōng yuán gōng, dōu cān jiā le zhè cì péi xùn.
    From senior management down to ordinary employees, everyone attended this training.
  • ，以至。
    Qíng kuàng biàn huà dé rú cǐ zhī kuài, yǐ zhì wǒ men wán quán lái bù jí fǎn yìng.
    The situation changed so quickly that we had no time to react at all.

Origin

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

至 is drawn as an arrow stuck into the ground.

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HSK 2.0 Level 6Cause, Effect & Logic

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