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Chinese-to-English dictionaries seem to translate '到现在' as 'up to now' or 'until now'. In English this often implies a recent change in conditions rather than a continuation of conditions; however, in Chinese I don't seem to see this same implication.



Is this correct, that does '到现在' not imply a recent change? can it ever imply this by itself? If not, how would I convey the English logic (implied recent change) in Chinese?










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  • users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
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Chinese-to-English dictionaries seem to translate '到现在' as 'up to now' or 'until now'. In English this often implies a recent change in conditions rather than a continuation of conditions; however, in Chinese I don't seem to see this same implication.



Is this correct, that does '到现在' not imply a recent change? can it ever imply this by itself? If not, how would I convey the English logic (implied recent change) in Chinese?










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  • how about giving some examples to facilitate the discussion?
    – fleix
    1 hour ago










  • users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
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Chinese-to-English dictionaries seem to translate '到现在' as 'up to now' or 'until now'. In English this often implies a recent change in conditions rather than a continuation of conditions; however, in Chinese I don't seem to see this same implication.



Is this correct, that does '到现在' not imply a recent change? can it ever imply this by itself? If not, how would I convey the English logic (implied recent change) in Chinese?










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Chinese-to-English dictionaries seem to translate '到现在' as 'up to now' or 'until now'. In English this often implies a recent change in conditions rather than a continuation of conditions; however, in Chinese I don't seem to see this same implication.



Is this correct, that does '到现在' not imply a recent change? can it ever imply this by itself? If not, how would I convey the English logic (implied recent change) in Chinese?







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  • how about giving some examples to facilitate the discussion?
    – fleix
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  • users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
    – user6065
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  • how about giving some examples to facilitate the discussion?
    – fleix
    1 hour ago










  • users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
    – user6065
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how about giving some examples to facilitate the discussion?
– fleix
1 hour ago




how about giving some examples to facilitate the discussion?
– fleix
1 hour ago












users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
– user6065
1 hour ago




users recommend looking up example sentences for "until now" in online dictionaries, e.g. iciba: 双语例句 1. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable. 直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。 2. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location. 直到现在才确定了它的准确位置。 3. Until now television had fought shy of covering by-elections. 迄今为止电视台一直竭力避免报道补缺选举。On the other hand looking up translation from Chinese of 直到现在 bkrs:even now until now right up to the present so far : 老头子直到现在还健在着,这种现象延续到现在 may confirm that 直到现在 by itself only has its literal meaning
– user6065
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No, it does not imply a recent change.



「到現在」does literally translate to until now, but their usage is different, as you've already noted (a continuation of conditions).




  • In English, until now means practically the same thing as until recently.

  • In Chinese,「到現在」means something like up to this very day in English.「到現在我還在...」means up to this very day, I'm still...

  • To say the equivalent of English until now (that is, implying a change in condition), you should say something similar to「到目前爲止...」.「爲止」is an explicit statement that stops the otherwise implied continuation.






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    No, it does not imply a recent change.



    「到現在」does literally translate to until now, but their usage is different, as you've already noted (a continuation of conditions).




    • In English, until now means practically the same thing as until recently.

    • In Chinese,「到現在」means something like up to this very day in English.「到現在我還在...」means up to this very day, I'm still...

    • To say the equivalent of English until now (that is, implying a change in condition), you should say something similar to「到目前爲止...」.「爲止」is an explicit statement that stops the otherwise implied continuation.






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      No, it does not imply a recent change.



      「到現在」does literally translate to until now, but their usage is different, as you've already noted (a continuation of conditions).




      • In English, until now means practically the same thing as until recently.

      • In Chinese,「到現在」means something like up to this very day in English.「到現在我還在...」means up to this very day, I'm still...

      • To say the equivalent of English until now (that is, implying a change in condition), you should say something similar to「到目前爲止...」.「爲止」is an explicit statement that stops the otherwise implied continuation.






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        No, it does not imply a recent change.



        「到現在」does literally translate to until now, but their usage is different, as you've already noted (a continuation of conditions).




        • In English, until now means practically the same thing as until recently.

        • In Chinese,「到現在」means something like up to this very day in English.「到現在我還在...」means up to this very day, I'm still...

        • To say the equivalent of English until now (that is, implying a change in condition), you should say something similar to「到目前爲止...」.「爲止」is an explicit statement that stops the otherwise implied continuation.






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        No, it does not imply a recent change.



        「到現在」does literally translate to until now, but their usage is different, as you've already noted (a continuation of conditions).




        • In English, until now means practically the same thing as until recently.

        • In Chinese,「到現在」means something like up to this very day in English.「到現在我還在...」means up to this very day, I'm still...

        • To say the equivalent of English until now (that is, implying a change in condition), you should say something similar to「到目前爲止...」.「爲止」is an explicit statement that stops the otherwise implied continuation.







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