为止

• 拼音: wéi zhǐ
• 汉字拆解: 为 = simplified from 為, to serve as; 止 = pictograph of a foot, to stop

含义

Until; up to; so far.

Used to mark an endpoint in time. Most commonly appears in the phrase 到...为止 (until...) or 迄今为止/截至目前为止 (up to now/so far). Indicates that something continues or applies up to a certain point. A formal expression often seen in reports and official contexts.

例句

1. 截至目前为止，已有超过一百万人报名参加。
2. 这项政策将一直实行到年底为止。
3. 迄今为止，这是我看过的最精彩的比赛。

用法指南

语境: reports, official, news

语气: precise

正确说法

• 到此为止。(Up to this point. / That's enough.)
• 迄今为止。(So far. / Until now.)

错误说法

• 为止明天 — the time expression should come before 为止, usually with 到: 到明天为止

起源与历史

Compound of 为 (to serve as) + 止 (stop), meaning serving as a stopping point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal