終 zhōng

end; finally, in the end

DEFINITIONS

  • end
  • finally, in the end
  • end
  • finish

WORDS

一日為師，終身為父 yī rì wéi shī ， zhōng shēn wéi fù lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不可終日 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day; to be in a desperate situation
不終天年 bù zhōng tiān nián to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
劇終 jù zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
告終 gào zhōng to end; to reach an end
啞終端 yǎ zhōng duān dumb terminal
善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
壽終 shòu zhōng to die of old age; to live to a ripe old age; (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
始終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along
始終不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving; unflinching
始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
守一而終 shǒu yī ér zhōng to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
帶著希望去旅行，比到達終點更美好 dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng ， bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
年終 nián zhōng end of the year
年終獎 nián zhōng jiǎng year-end bonus
從一而終 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
情定終身 qíng dìng zhōng shēn to pledge eternal love (idiom); to exchange marriage vows
慎終追遠 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
憂苦以終 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng worried to death (idiom)
曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom)
最終 zuì zhōng final; ultimate
最終幻想 zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng Final Fantasy (video game)
有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
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