until in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 为止 with this easy mnemonic:

There is nothing worse than waiting for a flight delay with nothing to do (为). Until the airline updates the information, I can't stop (止) feeling worried.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 止
• 为

• 行为
• 不止
• 阻止
• 为此
• 称之为
• 因为
• 防止
• 所作所为
• 到此为止
• 为何
• 无能为力
• 禁止
• 成为
• 停止
• 称为
• 以为

The reading of 为止 is wéi zhǐ.

You can remember how to say 为止 with this useful mnemonic:

I hope it's only the weather(wéi) and nothing wrong with the jet (zhǐ).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like until and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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