至今
to this day; up to now
Structure
至今 （仍／还） 动词 ／ 至今 没（有） 动词
What it means
'To this day; up to now': looks back from now at something that began in the past and is still true, or has still never happened.
How it is built
至今 + 仍／还／依然 + verb, or 至今 + 没（有）+ verb: 他至今没跟家里人提起过 (to this day he has never mentioned it to his family). Also 从1990年至今 (from 1990 till now).
When to use it
More formal than 到现在, at home in writing and serious speech; 迄今为止 (so far) is more formal still.
Watch out
It always reaches up to the present, so it can't look forward: ✗我至今会努力。 Use it with 还, 仍 or 没 to show the situation still holds: ✓他至今还记得那一天。
Examples
“铁饭碗”“大锅饭”这些词，至今还常挂在人们嘴边。
Words like “iron rice bowl” and “big pot” are still on people’s lips today.
那件事过去五十年了，他至今没跟家里人提起过。
Fifty years on, he has never mentioned it to his family.
Learn this in Lesson 83 · HSK 6–7: 新中国的头三十年 (New China’s first thirty years, 1949–1978)
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