Translation

• until
• (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

Synonyms

• 一了百了, 了, 了事, 了却, 了局, 了断, 了结, 停当, 利落, 告竣, 告终, 善终, 央, 完, 完毕, 完竣, 完结, 寿终正寝, 得了, 截止, 扫尾, 收, 收场, 收尾, 收摊儿, 收束, 查讫, 殆尽, 毕, 煞, 煞尾, 竣工, 终了, 终止, 终结, 结, 结束, 罢, 草草收场, 讫, 说尽, 阕

Examples

• 在这儿等到他回来为止。
  Wait here till he comes back.
• 他一直等到她来了为止。
  He waited until she came.
• 我们的任务到目前为止很轻松，但从现在开始将会变得很难。
  Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.