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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
為止 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
為止 ＝ 為 ＋ 止
ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ · wéizhǐ
verb-phrase — up until (a point); used as "until … 為止"

字源 FORM — what the parts do

為to be, to act as (為了)wéi
止to stop (停止)zhǐ
為止，為了的為，停止的止。
關 · Related
停止tíngzhǐthe same 止, to halt截止jiézhǐthe cut-off point — the neighbour