终 zhōng

end; finally, in the end

HSK 3 #558

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

送终 sòng zhōng to pay one's last respects
期终 qī zhōng end of a fixed term
终审 zhōng shěn final ruling
年终奖 nián zhōng jiǎng year-end bonus
始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú unswerving; unflinching
有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
终身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
从一而终 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
终久 zhōng jiǔ in the end; eventually
终局 zhōng jú endgame; conclusion; outcome; final part of a chess game
一日为师，终身为父 yī rì wéi shī ， zhōng shēn wéi fù lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不终天年 bù zhōng tiān nián to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
以失败而告终 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
剧终 jù zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc)
哑终端 yǎ zhōng duān dumb terminal
寿终 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)
守一而终 shǒu yī ér zhōng to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
带着希望去旅行，比到达终点更美好 dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng ， bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
情定终身 qíng dìng zhōng shēn to pledge eternal love (idiom); to exchange marriage vows
慎终追远 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
忧苦以终 yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng worried to death (idiom)
曲终奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom)
最终幻想 zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng Final Fantasy (video game)
有情人终成眷属 yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ love will find a way (idiom)
为德不终 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
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