Thursday, July 22, 2021

至: Chinese Etymology


至: Chinese Character Etymology:

The character 至 derived from a picture of an upside down arrow stuck in the ground. The arrow REACHED the ground.

Example Chinese Sentences:

我上九点至五点的班。
I work nine to five.

延期或休会至将来某一日期
Postponement or adjournment to a future date.

死亡人数上升(至100)。
The death toll mounted (to 100).

车头的挡风玻璃被砸至粉碎。
The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

至暗礁的垂直距离有五百英尺。
There was a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below.

警方追踪恐怖分子至其藏匿处。
The police tracked the terrorists to their hide-out.

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