以致 (ji5 zi3 | yi3 zhi4) : to the extent that

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以致

ji5 zi3

yi3 zhi4

to the extent that; as a consequence of | Usu. indicating a negative outcome

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,200,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

以致

This word has been viewed 1915 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Dec 2004 07:16 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

以 ji5 - by means of; because of
致 zi3 - deliver; incur; devote

1 compounds containing this word:

學以致用 - to put into practice what has been learned

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吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

以至 ji5 zi3 yi3 zhi4 = to

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