截至 (jié zhì) — up to (a specified time); by (a specified time)

Definition

截至 marks a cutoff time for a count or status report, paired with 到 ('by X'). 截止 focuses on the act of closing a deadline; 迄今 means 'up to now' specifically.

verb
up to (a specified time)by (a specified time)

Examples

  • 截至
    jié zhì Shàng ge yuè dǐ, xiàng mù yǐ jīng wán chéng le yí bàn.
    As of the end of last month, the project was already half finished.
  • 截至
    jié zhì Jīn tiān xià wǔ, gòng yǒu sān bǎi rén bào míng.
    Up to this afternoon, a total of 300 people have registered.
  • 截至
    Kǎo shì bào míng jié zhì běn zhōu mò jié zhǐ.
    Exam registration is open until this weekend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

zhìarrive

截 means to stop, and 至 means to arrive, giving the sense of stopping at a specified time.

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
quèjié
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.

Open 截 →

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.

Open 至 →

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