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5.

How to Use 终

Finally / In the End

Indicates that something happens after a long time or as a final result.

终于 • zhōng yú • at last • HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 终

始终 • shǐ zhōng • from beginning to end; from start to finish; throughout

HSK 5

shǐ始

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Example Sentences

tā他

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

lè

Information

Pinyinzhōng

Meaningend, finish, conclude

Strokes8

Radical纟

Traditional終

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#580

Zhuyinㄓㄨㄥ

UnicodeU+7EC8

CangjieVFHVM

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Silk (纟) threads come to an end (冬), like the final knot in weaving or the conclusion of a season.

zhōng终

yú于

at last

终究 • zhōng jiū • eventually; in the end; after all • HSK 6

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zhōng终

jiū究

eventually; in the end; after all

最终 • zuì zhōng • final; ultimate • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

zuì最

zhōng终

final; ultimate

Ending / Termination

Refers to the end point of an action, process, or space.

终止 • zhōng zhǐ • stop; suspend; terminate • HSK 6

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zhōng终

zhǐ止

stop; suspend; terminate

终点 • zhōng diǎn • finishing point; destination • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhōng终

diǎn点

finishing point; destination

终结 • zhōng jié • end / conclude • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng终

jié结

end / conclude

zhōng

终

from beginning to end; from start to finish; throughout

年终 • nián zhōng • end of the year

HSK 3.0 · L6

nián年

zhōng终

end of the year

终身 • zhōng shēn • lifelong

HSK 6

zhōng终

shēn身

lifelong

终极 • zhōng jí • ultimate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng终

jí极

ultimate

终生 • zhōng shēng • lifelong / all one's life

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng终

shēng生

lifelong / all one's life

终端 • zhōng duān • terminal

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng终

duān端

terminal

乐

guān观

de的

tài态

dù度

。

He maintained an optimistic attitude throughout.

wǒ我

men们

zhōng终

yú于

wán完

chéng成

le了

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

We finally completed this project

Bǐ比

sài赛

yǐ以

píng平

jú局

gào告

zhōng终

。

The match ended in a draw.

zhè这

shì是

diàn电

nǎo脑

de的

zhōng终

duān端

。

This is the computer terminal.

mǎ马

lā拉

sōng松

de的

zhōng终

diǎn点

jiù就

zài在

qián前

fāng方

。

The marathon finish line is just ahead

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zhong".

冢zhǒngburial mound, mausoleum; grand
盅zhōngsmall cup or bowl
钟zhōngbell, clock, timepiece
中zhōngcenter, middle, within, among
肿zhǒngswelling
忠zhōngloyalty, devotion, faithfulness

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Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
缰jiāngreins, bridle
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
绦tāosilk cord, ribbon

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