终 zhōng

end; finally, in the end

HSK 3 #558

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

无疾而终 wú jí ér zhōng to die peacefully; (fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference); to come to nothing; to fizzle out
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo ， zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
私定终身 sī dìng zhōng shēng to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval
终傅 zhōng fù last rites (Christian ceremony)
终南 zhōng nán Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
终南山 zhōng nán shān Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an; also known as the Taiyi Mountains
终南捷径 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
终场锣声 zhōng chǎng luó shēng the final bell (esp. in sports competition)
终天 zhōng tiān all day long; all one's life
终天之恨 zhōng tiān zhī hèn eternal regret
终审法院 zhōng shěn fǎ yuàn Court of Final Appeal
终年积雪 zhōng nián jī xuě permanent snow cover
终成泡影 zhōng chéng pào yǐng to come to nothing (idiom)
终成眷属 zhōng chéng juàn shǔ see 有情人終成眷屬|有情人终成眷属[you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3]
终战 zhōng zhàn end of the war
终期 zhōng qī terminal; final
终期癌 zhōng qī ái terminal cancer
终生伴侣 zhōng shēng bàn lǚ lifelong partner or companion
终产物 zhōng chǎn wù end product
终端机 zhōng duān jī terminal
终端用户 zhōng duān yòng hù end user
终老 zhōng lǎo to spend one's last years
终而复始 zhōng ér fù shǐ lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
终声 zhōng shēng final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
终身俸 zhōng shēn fèng (Tw) retirement pay; pension
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