迄今为止 (qī jīn wéi zhǐ) — so far; up to now; to date

Definition

idiom

so farup to nowto date

迄今为止，。
qī jīn wéi zhǐ, Wǒ men hái méi yǒu shōu dào rèn hé huí fù.
So far, we haven't received any reply.
迄今为止。
Zhè shì qī jīn wéi zhǐ zuì hǎo de diàn yǐng.
This is the best movie to date.
迄今为止，。
qī jīn wéi zhǐ, Tā yǐ jīng wán chéng le dà bù fen gōng zuò.
Up to now, he has completed most of the work.

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.

辶乞迄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

乞

Same sound today

迄 combines 辶, a walking-related part, with 乞, which supplies the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One explanation sees the shape as an upside-down mouth with a line below it, giving the idea of not speaking.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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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