至此 (zhì cǐ) — up to this point; so far; thus far

Definition

至此 is a written/formal marker meaning 'up to this point, thus far' — stronger and more literary than the adverb 至今 ('so far'). It often closes a narrative, like 'the story ends here', unlike the time-cutoff marker 为止, which must follow 到/直到.

verb

up to this pointso farthus far

Examples

至此，。
zhì cǐ, Huì yì yǐ jīng kāi le sān gè xiǎo shí.
So far, the meeting has been going on for three hours.
至此，。
zhì cǐ, Suǒ yǒu wèn tí dōu yǐ dé dào jiě jué.
Up to this point, all problems have been resolved.
至此。
Gù shi zhì cǐ jiù jié shù le.
The story ends here.