Chinese Word: 終 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

終 (Simplified: 终)HSK 3

Pinyin: zhōng

English Definition: end; finish

Chinese Definition:
①末了(liǎo)，完了(liǎo)，与“始”相对：年终。终场(末了一场)。终极。终审(司法部门对案件的最后判决)。终端。靡不有初，鲜克有终(人们做事无不有开头，而很少能坚持到底)。
②从开始到末了：终年。终生。饱食终日。
③人死：临终。送终。
④到底，总归：终归。终究。终于。终将成功。
⑤姓氏。

Antonyms: 始

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:冬 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 冬 [ dōng ] winter, 11th lunar month

Similar Characters: 絡

Example Words

終於HSK 3	zhōng yú	at last; in the end; finally; eventually
終身HSK 6	zhōng shēn	lifelong; all one's life; marriage
終止HSK 6	zhōng zhǐ	to stop; to terminate (law)

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1		zuó tiān 昨天 zhōng yú 终于 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了 It finally rained yesterday.
2		zhōng yú 终于 děng dào 等到 nǐ 你 le 了。 I've been waiting for you all this time.
3		zhōng yú 终于 kě yǐ 可以 xiū xi 休息 le 了。 Finally, I can rest now.
4		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 chéng rèn 承认 le 了 zhēn xiàng 真相。 He finally admitted the truth.
5		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.

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1		zuó tiān 昨天 zhōng yú 终于 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了 It finally rained yesterday.
2		zhōng yú 终于 děng dào 等到 nǐ 你 le 了。 I've been waiting for you all this time.
3		zhōng yú 终于 kě yǐ 可以 xiū xi 休息 le 了。 Finally, I can rest now.
4		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 chéng rèn 承认 le 了 zhēn xiàng 真相。 He finally admitted the truth.
5		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.

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