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至今

zhì jīn · zhi jin

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HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. so far
  2. to this day
  3. until now
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The cup nobody touches

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)开(kāi)了(le)一百(yībǎi)多年(duōnián)了(le)。

    This teahouse has been open for over a hundred years.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)的(de)茶具(chájù)至今(zhìjīn)还(hái)在(zài)用(yòng)。

    They still use their tea set to this day.

  3. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)杯子(bēizi)至今(zhìjīn)没(méi)破(pò)，真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)。

    That cup has not broken to this day. Impressive.

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)至今(zhìjīn)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)敢(gǎn)碰(pèng)它(tā)。

    Because to this day nobody dares to touch it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)至(zhì)今(jīn)还(hái)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)你(nǐ)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)项(xiàng)链(liàn)。

I still cherish the necklace you gave me ten years ago.

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

02

他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)至(zhì)今(jīn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)了(le)。

It has been twenty years since he left his hometown.

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至
zhì

to arrive; most

今
jīn

now; the present time

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