迄Tone 4

qì ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 辶

迄 · qì

until;

up to;

so far;

as yet;

to reach;

to extend to

untilup toso far

Usage highlights

until nowso farup to this pointfrom beginning to enduntil todayas yet

Synonyms

至— to; until
达— to reach; to arrive at
到— to; until

Antonyms

始— beginning (antonym to the 'until' sense)
初— initial; beginning

Usage & contexts

Examples

So far, no one has arrived (迄今无人到达).
From ancient times until now (从古迄今).
Up to this point, the work is not finished (迄未完成).
The influence extends to distant places (影响迄于远方).

Collocations

until now(迄今)
so far(迄未)
up to this point(迄此)
from beginning to end(自始至终)
until today(迄今日)
as yet(迄未)

Idioms

From ancient times until the present(自古迄今)
From beginning to end(自始至终)
So far, no success(迄无成就)

Cultural background

Used in formal and literary contexts to indicate temporal or spatial extension.
Often appears in historical and classical texts to mark temporal boundaries.

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