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直到

zhí dào · zhi dao

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  1. until
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Gaming all night

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)玩(wán)到(dào)几点(jǐdiǎn)？

    How late did you play games last night?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)玩(wán)，直到(zhídào)手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)。

    I kept playing until my phone died.

  3. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  4. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)我(wǒ)就(jiù)睡(shuì)，直到(zhídào)中午(zhōngwǔ)才(cái)醒(xǐng)。

    Then I slept until noon.

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)了(le)十个(shígè)电话(diànhuà)，直到(zhídào)下午(xiàwǔ)你(nǐ)才(cái)接(jiē)！

    No wonder I called you ten times and you only answered in the afternoon!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)平(píng)静(jìng)，直(zhí)到(dào)我(wǒ)看(kàn)到(dào)了(le)注(zhù)射(shè)器(qì)。

I was calm until I saw the syringe.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)路(lù)上(shang)一(yì)帆(fān)风(fēng)顺(shùn)，直(zhí)到(dào)遇(yù)上(shàng)暴(bào)风(fēng)雪(xuě)。

We made good time until we ran into a blizzard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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直
zhí

straight; to straighten

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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