至
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zhì · reach, arrive

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #941
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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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至Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 至

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zhìWords pronounced zhì
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Example sentences

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Tā shèn zhì méi shuō zài jiàn jiù lí kāi le jiā.他甚至没说再见就离开了家。

He left the house without so much as saying goodbye.

Source: Tatoeba #408241 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhì shǎo gào sù wǒ men nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ.至少告诉我们你要去哪里。

At least tell me where you're going.

Source: Tatoeba #5576813 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn shì zhì guān zhòng yào.这件事至关重要。

This is a matter of the utmost importance.

Source: Tatoeba #332559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì duō hǎo de yí jiàn shì, yǐ zhì yú wǒ bù tǔ bú kuài.这是多好的一件事,以至于我不吐不快。

It is such a nice thing to say that I felt the need to say it.

Source: Tatoeba #1363285 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ lèi sǐ le, yǐ zhì yú wǒ yì huí jiā jiù shuìjiào le.我累死了,以至于我一回家就睡觉了。

I'm so tired that I'm going to bed as soon as I get home.

Source: Tatoeba #382385 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhì cǐ zhī jiàn guò tā yí cì.我至此只見過他一次。

Up to now, I've met him only once.

Source: Tatoeba #10634230 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 至 in context

  1. Say zhì, then recall the core meaning: reach, arrive.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 甚至 (shèn zhì), meaning “even”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 至 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.