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title: "Qijin Meaning: 迄今 (so far) or 起劲 (enthusiastically)?"
description: "迄今 (qìjīn) means “so far; to date”. Not the qijin you heard? See 起劲. Hear its tones, see what 迄 and 今 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qijin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 迄今 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

迄今 qìjīn

## so far; to date

## Its characters

1. 迄 qì up to
2. 今 jīn now

## In a sentence

这座桥迄今已有一百年历史。 This bridge is a hundred years old to date.

[More about 迄今](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%84%E4%BB%8A)

## Other words said qijin

- [起劲qǐjìnenthusiastically](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B7%E5%8A%B2)

## More words with 迄 or 今

- [当今 dāngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangjin)
- [今后 jīnhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinhou)
- [今年 jīnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnian)
- [今天 jīntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jintian)
- [如今 rújīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rujin)
- [至今 zhìjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhijin)

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