为止

Traditional form:

為止

Pinyin (reading):

wéizhǐ

Definitions:

• until
• (used in combination with words like 到 (dào) or 至 (zhì) in constructs of the form 到...為止／到...为止)

Characters:

• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist