截止 (jié zhǐ) — to close, to stop, to end (by a deadline) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

截止 is a verb used with a time or date to mark the closing of a period (e.g. 截止到明天). Unlike 结束, it focuses on a cutoff or deadline, not a natural finish.

verb

to closeto stopto end (by a deadline)

Examples

截止。
Bào míng jié zhǐ rì qī shì xià zhōu yī.
The registration deadline is next Monday.
截止。
Shēn qǐng yǐ jīng jié zhǐ le.
Applications have already closed.
截止，。
jié zhǐ Dào míng tiān, nǐ hái yǒu shí jiān.
The deadline is tomorrow; you still have time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

截jiécut off

Both 截 and 止 convey stopping, giving the sense of closing or ending.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雀

雀què截jié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

截 combines 戈 and 雀, with 雀 supplying the sound.

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

止 was drawn as a footprint pointing up, with three toes and a sole, originally showing a foot.

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