jié zhǐ
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  • 1

    v.end; close (by a specified time)

    • bào míng zuó tiān yǐ jīng jié zhǐ

      报名昨天已经截止

      Registration closed yesterday.

    • yù dìng zá zhì zài shí yī yuè dǐ jié zhǐ

      预订杂志十一截止

      Preorders for the magazine close at the end of November.

    • shēn qǐng dào běn yuè èr shí hào jié zhǐ

      申请二十截止

      The 20th of this month is the closing day for applications.

  • 2

    v.cut-off; abort; blockage

Word usage

  • Note
    "截止" is different from "截至". "截止" means that things stop at a certain time and will not continue; "截至" means that things are bounded at a certain time and may not stop, but can continue.