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"up until now" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
至此 zhì cǐ up until now / so far syn
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date
到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date
Chinese Pinyin Translation
了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn
到 dào to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough syn
现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn
再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur syn
才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn
今天 jīn tiān today / the present time / now syn
先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn
来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn
刚才 剛纔 gāng cái just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2]) syn
直到 zhí dào until syn
这次 這次 zhè cì present / now / current
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn
有时 有時 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then syn
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn
为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn
至 zhì to arrive / most / to / until syn
今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn
失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. syn
眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present syn
现 現 xiàn to appear / present / now / existing / current syn
如今 rú jīn nowadays / now syn
此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn
至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn
从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on / since then / henceforth syn
此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn
今后 今後 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on syn
等到 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) syn
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come syn
眼下 yǎn xià now / at present / (anatomy) subocular syn
从今 從今 cóng jīn from now on syn
这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn
直至 zhí zhì lasting until / up till (the present) syn
不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn
现今 現今 xiàn jīn now / nowadays / modern syn
里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn
坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end syn
再会 再會 zài huì to meet again / until we meet again / goodbye syn
而今 ér jīn now / at the present (time) syn
暂且 暫且 zàn qiě for now / for the time being / temporarily syn
时下 時下 shí xià at present / right now syn
迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn
今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now / times have changed syn
内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried
近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn
红烧 紅燒 hóng shāo to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
缓期 緩期 huǎn qī to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone syn
素来 素來 sù lái consistently / always (in the past and now) syn
神经衰弱 神經衰弱 shén jīng shuāi ruò nervous exhaustion / neurasthenia / mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression) syn
方才 fāng cái just now / then syn
大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow
海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn
通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn
擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
分晓 分曉 fēn xiǎo the result (becomes apparent) / now one understands syn
间或 間或 jiàn huò occasionally / now and then syn
熟读 熟讀 shú dú to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it
古今 gǔ jīn then and now / ancient and modern
近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
长安 長安 cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an
太学 太學 tài xué Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now
适才 適才 shì cái just now / a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular) syn
现下 現下 xiàn xià now / at this moment syn
中南海 zhōng nán hǎi Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
忽而 hū ér suddenly / now (..., now...) syn
从今以后 從今以後 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on / henceforward
国家环保总局 國家環保總局 guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú (PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4]
大公报 大公報 dà gōng bào Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name / Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong
星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) syn
南苑 nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
直隶 直隸 zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part syn
翰林院 hàn lín yuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
汴京 biàn jīng Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn
雷峰塔 léi fēng tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
避风头 避風頭 bì fēng tou to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
脱脱 脫脫 tuō tuō Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史 / also written Tuoketuo 托克托
交趾 jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
停尸 停屍 tíng shī to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
生米煮成熟饭 生米煮成熟飯 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom) syn
赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn
止 zhǐ to stop / to prohibit / until / only syn
兹 茲 zī now / here / this / time / year syn
召 shào surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province syn
迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far / up to now / still (not) syn
安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
适 適 shì to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue syn
青瓦台 青瓦臺 qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
甫 fǔ (classical) barely / just / just now syn
时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn
蜀 shǔ short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn
盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
迄 qì as yet / until syn
盐井 鹽井 yán jǐng Yanjing, common place name / former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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