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以至

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ zhì

down to
up to
to such an extent as to ...
also written 以至於 yǐ zhì yú

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133

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3–4 · yi3 zhi4

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ji5 zi3

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conj

even; even if; go so far as to; to the extent that

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