为止(wéi zhǐ)

HSK 62 charactersTrad. 爲止

until

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 为止 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 顺这条路一直走到一家旅馆为止

    shùn zhè tiáo lù yī zhí zǒu dào yī jiā lǚ guǎn wéi zhǐ

    Continue on down this road until you come to a hotel.

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