HSK 6 · Time

迄今为止 qìjīnwéizhǐ “so far” in Chinese

Traditional 迄今為止

What 迄今为止 means

  1. so far
  2. to date
  3. up to now
  4. still (not)

How to say 迄今为止

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale迄qì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale今jīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale为wéi2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale止zhǐ3rd tone, dipping

迄今为止 in a sentence

  1. 这部电影是我迄今为止看过的最好的一部。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng shì wǒ qìjīnwéizhǐ kànguo de zuì hǎo de yí bù.

    This is the best film I’ve seen so far.

    Sentence #10275150 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 迄今为止 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 迄 (qì) with each of its parts in a different colour
迄qìas yet
  • 乞to beg · qǐSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 乞 (qǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with qì.

The character 今 (jīn) drawn as one shape
今jīnnow

今 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 为 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
为wéias
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 力strength · lì
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
The character 止 (zhǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
止zhǐto stop
  • 上above · shǎng
  • 丨line · gǔn

How to write 迄今为止

迄 6 strokes · 今 4 strokes · 为 4 strokes · 止 4 strokes

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迄今为止 (qìjīnwéizhǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 迄今为止 (qìjīnwéizhǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 迄今为止

Words with 今

今天jīntiān · today今年jīnnián · this year如今rújīn · nowadays至今zhìjīn · so far

Words with 为

因为yīnwèi · because为什么wèishénme · why为wèi · for认为rènwéi · believe为了wèile · in order to以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)成为chéngwéi · to become行为xíngwéi · action作为zuòwéi · as (in the role of)为期wéiqī · to last for (a period)

Words with 止

禁止jìnzhǐ · to prohibit阻止zǔzhǐ · to prevent截止jiézhǐ · to end防止fángzhǐ · to prevent制止zhìzhǐ · to stop终止zhōngzhǐ · to terminate不止bùzhǐ · more than

More words: Time & Sequence

年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)农历nónglì · lunar calendar片刻piànkè · a moment起初qǐchū · at first清晨qīngchén · early morning期限qīxiàn · time limit时而shí'ér · sometimes时常shícháng · often

FAQs

迄今为止 (qìjīnwéizhǐ) means “so far” or “to date”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qìjīnwéizhǐ: qì with a 4th tone, then jīn with a 1st tone, then wéi with a 2nd tone, then zhǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 迄今为止 is written 迄今為止. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qijinweizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 迄今为止 from the suggestions. Typing qijinweizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
迄今为止 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.