down to (conj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
以至 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
以致 yǐ zhì - so that; with the result that (conj.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
一直 yī zhí - straight on; always (adv.) | HSK 3
一致 yí zhì - identical; unanimous (adj./adv.) | HSK 5
意志 yì zhì - will (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他们为了赢得比赛，竟然不惜以至于受伤。 tāmen wèile yíng dé bǐsài, jìngrán bù xī yǐzhì yú shòushāng. - They went so far as to get injured in order to win the game.
这次事件引发了全国人民的关注，以至于政府不得不采取行动。 zhè cì shìjiàn yǐnfā le quánguó rénmín de guānzhù, yǐzhì yú zhèngfǔ bùdé bù cǎiqǔ xíngdòng. - This incident has aroused nationwide attention, so much so that the government had to take action.
他们竭尽全力，以至于取得了巨大成功。 tāmen jié jìn quánlì, yǐzhì yú qǔdé le jùdà chénggōng. - They went all out, even to the extent of achieving great success.
这部电影的影响力大到以至于改变了观众的想法。 zhè bù diànyǐng de yǐngxiǎng lì dà dào yǐzhì yú gǎibiàn le guānzhòng de xiǎngfǎ. - The influence of this movie is so great that it has even changed the audience's perceptions.
他决心学好汉语，以至于每天都练习几个小时。 tā juéxīn xué hǎo hànyǔ, yǐzhì yú měitiān dōu liànxí jǐ gè xiǎoshí. - He is determined to learn Chinese well, to the extent that he practices for several hours every day.
Characters
以 yǐ - using because of; so as to | HSK 4
至 zhì - arrive, reach; go as far as to; best, perfect; extremely |