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Meaning of 终

Pinyin zhōng

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

end / finish

Usage

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终 zhōng 1. End; finish; opposite to "begin": 年终 (end of the year); 终场 (the end of the game); 终极 (final); 终审 (the final judgment by the judicial department); 靡不有初，鲜克有终 (Most things have a beginning, but few can persist to the end). 末了 (finished); 完了 (completed); 与“始”相对 ([En.] end; finish; opposite to "begin"). 2. From beginning to end: 终年 (whole year); 终生 (whole life); 饱食终日 (feed and clothe oneself throughout the day). 从开始到末了 ([En.] from beginning to end). 3. Death: 临终 (at the time of death); 送终 (give funeral). 人死 ([En.] death; die). 4. Ultimately; in the end: 终归 (after all); 终究 (after all); 终于 (at last). 到底，总归 ([En.] ultimately; in the end). 5. Surname. 姓 ([En.] surname). Usage as a verb (动): 本义: 把丝缠紧 (the original meaning: wind silk tightly). 同本义 ([En.] wind silk tightly). 终了; 结束 ([En.] end; finish). Usage as a noun (名): 1. A piece of song or poem ([En.] piece). 如: 终篇 (the end of an article). 2. Refers to "leap month" in ancient calendars ([En.] leap month). 3. Related to “众” ([En.] everyone). 众人 ([En.] everyone). 4. Surname. Usage as an adjective (形): 整; 全，尽 ([En.] all; entire; whole). 如: 终夜 (the whole night); 终风 (the whole day). Usage as an adverb (副): 始终，总 ([En.] consistently; thoughtout; from start to finish). 终究，到底 ([En.] after all). Indicating time, equivalent to "常," "久" ([En.] often; for a long time). 如: 终古 (in ancient times; often).

告终 gào zhōng

to end / to reach an end

始终 shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end / all along

自始至终 zì shǐ zhì zhōng

from start to finish (idiom)

寿终正寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age

惶惶不可终日 huáng huáng bù kě zhōng rì

be in a constant state of anxiety / be on tenterhooks / suffer from nervous fears

最终 zuì zhōng

final / ultimate

终身伴侣 zhōng shēn bàn lǚ

life partner / partner for life

终止 zhōng zhǐ

to stop / to terminate (law)

始终不渝 shǐ zhōng bù yú

unswerving / unflinching

有情人终成眷属 yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ

love will find a way (idiom)

终于 zhōng yú

at last / in the end / finally / eventually

终究 zhōng jiū

in the end / after all is said and done

终端 zhōng duān

end / terminal

终身 zhōng shēn

lifelong / all one's life / marriage

终生 zhōng shēng

throughout one's life / lifetime / lifelong

终点 zhōng diǎn

the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4]

终年 zhōng nián

entire year / throughout the year / age at death

终结 zhōng jié

end / conclusion / to come to an end / to terminate (sth)

终极 zhōng jí

ultimate / final

终南山 Zhōng nán Shān

Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an / also known as the Taiyi Mountains

终日 zhōng rì

all day long

终归 zhōng guī

eventually / after all / in the end / be bound to

年终 nián zhōng

end of the year

终场 zhōng chǎng

end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations

临终 lín zhōng

approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave