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.
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