Usage note
至今表示从过去某个时间点一直到现在。
Zhìjīn biǎoshì cóng guòqù mǒu gè shíjiān diǎn yīzhí dào xiànzài.
To this day means from a certain point in the past until now.
Context note
我至今还记得小时候的快乐时光。
Wǒ zhìjīn hái jìde xiǎoshíhou de kuàilè shíguāng.
To this day, I still remember the happy times from childhood.
5 examples
他至今还在学习中文。
tā zhì jīn hái zài xué xí zhōng wén。
To this day, he is still learning Chinese.
这本书至今很受欢迎。
zhè běn shū zhì jīn hěn shòu huān yíng。
This book is still popular to this day.
她至今没有忘记那个朋友。
tā zhì jīn méi yǒu wàng jì nà ge péng yǒu。
To this day, she has not forgotten that friend.
这个传统至今还在延续。
zhè ge chuán tǒng zhì jīn hái zài yán xù。
This tradition continues to this day.
我至今喜欢画画。
wǒ zhì jīn xǐ huan huà huà。
To this day, I like drawing.
5 mini stories
小华至今还保存着那张照片。那是他和奶奶的合影。
xiǎo huá zhì jīn hái bǎo cún zhe nà zhāng zhào piàn。 nà shì tā hé nǎi nai de hé yǐng。
To this day, Xiao Hua still keeps that photo. It is a picture of him and his grandma.
这个公园至今很美丽。孩子们喜欢在那里玩。
zhè ge gōng yuán zhì jīn hěn měi lì。 hái zi men xǐ huan zài nà lǐ wán。
This park is still beautiful to this day. Children like to play there.
他至今记得第一次骑自行车。那天他摔倒了。
tā zhì jīn jì de dì yī cì qí zì xíng chē。 nà tiān tā shuāi dǎo le。
To this day, he remembers the first time he rode a bike. He fell that day.
这个故事至今流传。很多小朋友都听过。
zhè ge gù shì zhì jīn liú chuán。 hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu dōu tīng guò。
This story is still told to this day. Many children have heard it.
她至今喜欢唱歌。每天放学后都练习。
tā zhì jīn xǐ huan chàng gē。 měi tiān fàng xué hòu dōu liàn xí。
To this day, she likes singing. She practices every day after school.
Mini dialogue
至今记得
A
我至今还记得第一次上学的日子。
Wǒ zhìjīn hái jìde dì yī cì shàngxué de rìzi.
I still remember the first day of school to this day.
B
我也是，那天的情景至今难忘。
Wǒ yě shì, nà tiān de qíngjǐng zhìjīn nánwàng.
Me too, the scene of that day is unforgettable to this day.
至今有效
A
这个规则至今还有效吗？
Zhège guīzé zhìjīn hái yǒuxiào ma?
Is this rule still effective to this day?
B
是的，至今我们都要遵守。
Shì de, zhìjīn wǒmen dōu yào zūnshǒu.
Yes, we still have to follow it to this day.
Related words and contrasts
similar
到现在
dào xiànzài
up to now
到现在 is a more colloquial way to say 'until now'.
contrast
从此
cóngcǐ
from then on
从此 looks forward from a past point, while 至今 looks back to the present.
related
目前
mùqián
at present; currently
目前 focuses on the current moment, not the span of time.