HSK 3 · Time Adverbs

直到

zhí dào

until

Stroke order of 直到

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

直 · 8 strokes 到 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A straight 直 line of sight reaching 到 an arrival point: keep going straight till you get there.

Parts: 直 straight + 到 arrive (至 + 刂)

The characters in 直到

直 zhí — straight; directly (8 strokes)
到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我等到十点。

I waited until ten o'clock.

Words with 直

一直always; straight 直接direct; directly 直播live broadcast; to stream live 简直simply; virtually 直straight; directly

Words with 到

找到to find 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 到to arrive; to reach 看到to see 听到to hear 得到to get; to receive 等到by the time; to wait until 到处everywhere 感到to feel 想到to think of 做到to achieve; to manage to do 送到to deliver to 收到to receive 接到to receive 受到to receive; to be given 拿到to get; to obtain 见到to see; to meet

More words: Time Adverbs

久long (time)曾经once; formerly 早已long ago; long since 已already 至今until now; so far 以来since 自从since 始终from start to finish; all along 从来always; ever 本来originally 提前in advance; to move up 及时timely; promptly 立刻immediately 连忙promptly; hastily 赶紧hurriedly; quickly 赶快quickly; at once

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