# 直至 (zhízhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 直至 (zhízhì) means “(preposition) up until; lasting until”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (preposition) up until; lasting until
- Pinyin: zhízhì (zhi2 zhi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他工作直至深夜才回家。
  Tā gōngzuò zhízhì shēnyè cái huíjiā.
  He worked until late at night before going home.

## Characters

- [直](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-straight/) (zhí): straight; to straighten
- [至](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-until/) (zhì): to; until

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-zhi-up-until/

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