直到 (zhí dào) — (verb, temporal) until; up to (a point in time)
Definition
Emphasizes that an action or state continues all the way up to a time, often paired with 才 to show a late point. Pairs naturally with 为止 as in 到现在为止 ('up until now').
verb
(verb, temporal) untilup to (a point in time)
Examples
- 直到。Wǒ zhí dào zuó tiān cái zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't find out about this until yesterday.
- 直到。Tā zhí dào wǎn shàng shí diǎn cái shuì jiào.He didn't go to sleep until 10 p.m.
- 直到，。zhí dào Xiàn zài, wǒ hái méi chī fàn.Until now, I still haven't eaten.
Grammar
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