HSK 6 · Function Words

以至 yǐzhì “to such an extent that” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 以至 means

  1. to such an extent that
  2. down to
  3. up to
  4. to such an extent as to …

How to say 以至

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale以yǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale至zhì4th tone, falling

以至 in a sentence

  1. 她太过好奇，以至于打开了盒子。

    Tā tài guò hàoqí, yǐzhìyú dǎkāi le hézi.

    She was so curious that she opened the box.

    Sentence #794133 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你变了那么多，以至于我几乎认不出你了。

    Nǐ biàn le nàme duō, yǐzhìyú wǒ jīhū rèn bu chū nǐ le.

    You have changed so much that I can hardly recognise you.

    Sentence #414048 from Tatoeba

  3. 天太冷了，以至于没人想去外面。

    Tiān tài lěng le, yǐzhìyú méi rén xiǎng qù wàimiàn.

    It was so cold that no one wanted to go outside.

    Sentence #949172 from Tatoeba

How 以至 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 以 (yǐ) drawn as one shape
以yǐto use

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

The character 至 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
至zhìto arrive
  • 一one · yī
  • 厶private · sī
  • 土earth · tǔ

How to write 以至

以 4 strokes · 至 6 strokes

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

Words related to 以至

Words with 以

可以kěyǐ · can所以suǒyǐ · so以前yǐqián · before以后yǐhòu · after以下yǐxià · below以上yǐshàng · above以外yǐwài · apart from以yǐ · with以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)以及yǐjí · and

Words with 至

甚至shènzhì · even至少zhìshǎo · at least至今zhìjīn · so far至于zhìyú · as for截至jiézhì · up to无微不至wúwēibúzhì · in every possible way

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迎面yíngmiàn · head-on毅然yìrán · resolutely一如既往yìrújìwǎng · as always一向yíxiàng · always以致yǐzhì · with the result that勇于yǒngyú · to have the courage to犹如yóurú · just like愈yù · the more … the more

FAQs

以至 (yǐzhì) means “to such an extent that” or “down to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǐzhì: yǐ with a 3rd tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 以至 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 以至 from the suggestions. Typing yizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
以至 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.