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  zung1   jyutping
  zhong1   pinyin
[1] [n] end; conclusion; [v] come to the end [2] [n] death; [v] die; pass away [3] finally; at last; in the end; after all; in the long run [4] whole; all; entire

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
終 / 终

This word has been viewed 9484 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  zung1 jyu1  zhong1 yu2 = finally; in the end
detail  ci2 zung1  shi3 zhong1 = throughout; all along; always
detail  zung1 zi2  zhong1 zhi3 = to end; termination
detail  nin4 zung1 faa1 hung4  nian2 zhong1 hua1 hong2 = year-end bonus
detail  sung3 zung1   = attend upon a dying relative
detail  zung1 dim2  zhong1 dian3 = destination
detail  zung1 san1  zhong1 shen1 = lifelong
detail  zung1 dyun1  zhong1 duan1 = terminal; end
detail  zung1 gau3  zhong1 jiu4 (Taiwan), zhong1 jiu1 (PRC) = in the end; after all is said and done
detail  zung1 nin4  zhong1 nian2 = entire year; age at death
detail  zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1  zi4 shi3 zhi4 zhong1 = from start to finish; from beginning to end
detail  zeoi3 zung1  zui4 zhong1 = final, ultimate
detail  zung1 sam2   = final judgment; final hearing; final instance; last instance; last resort; trial of final instance
detail  zung1 seoi1   = to have to do in the end; to be unavoidable in the long run
detail  bat1 ho2 zung1 jat6  bu4 ke3 zhong1 ri4 = be unable to carry on even for a single day; be in a desperate situation
detail  zung1 san1 gaam1 gam3  zhong1 shen1 jian1 jin4 = life imprisonment; life sentence
detail  zung1 gwai1  zhong1 gui1 = eventually; in the end; after all
detail ,  jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 zung1 san1 wai4 si1   = once a teacher, a teacher for life
detail ,  jat1 jat6 wai4 si1 zung1 san1 wai4 fu6   = Even if someone is your teacher for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life
detail  zung1 san1 daai6 si6  zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4 = the biggest event in one's life
detail  fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1   = count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end
detail  kek6 zung1  ju4 zhong1 = the end (film)
detail  zung1 gik6  zhong1 ji2 = ultimate
detail  zung1 git3  zhong1 jie2 = conclusion;termination
detail  jau4 ci2 zi3 zung1   = from start to end; all along
detail  cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1  chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1 = sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
detail  kuk1 zung1 jan4 saan3  qu3 zhong1 ren2 san4 = when the party is over; when a happy occasion has come to an end
detail  lam4 zung1  lin2 zhong1 = approaching death; on one's deathbed
detail  jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6 zung1 sang1 git3 hap6  yi1 ao1 yi1 tu1 zhong1 sheng1 jie2 he2 = two individuals who complement each other with make lifetime partners
detail  zung1 lou5  zhong1 lao3 = spend the remaining years before one deceases
detail  zung1 kei4 jat1 sang1  zhong1 qi2 yi1 sheng1 = for the rest of one's life; for one's whole life
detail  zung1 jat6  zhong1 ri4 = all day long
detail 穿  zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6  zhong1 xu1 you3 ri4 long2 chuan1 feng4 = some day one will be successful
detail  jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1  you3 shi3 wu2 zhong1 = start sth. but fail to finish; have a beginning but no end
detail  soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2   = once too often
detail  zung1 dyun1 jung6 wu6  zhong1 duan1 yong4 hu4 = end user
detail  zung1 dim2 dei6 zi2  zhong1 dian3 di4 zhi3 = destination address
detail  zung1 sam2 faat3 jyun6*2  zhong1 shen3 fa3 yuan4 = Court of Final Appeal
detail  sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2  shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3 = die a natural death of old age in one's bed

Showing all 3 examples containing 終
detail 喺度釣魚但係終於垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
detail 佢哋終於喺返埋一齊
In the end they got back together again.
[終於 here implies that the event of them getting back together happened a while ago (maybe a year or two) and that you've only just found out.]
detail 謀殺始終謀殺
Murder is always murder.

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