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到此為止

简到此为止 · 繁到此為止

Mandarin · pinyin dào cǐ wéi zhǐ

to stop at this point
to end here
to call it a day

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到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
為: Look up this written character
止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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4–3–2–3 · dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3

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(idiomatic) until here; to stop now

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