終 (zung1 | zhong1) : end; conclusion; death

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終

zung1

zhong1

[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: 糸 (#120)

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

終 / 终

This word has been viewed 11268 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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終於 zung1 jyu1 zhong1 yu2 = finally; in the end

始終 ci2 zung1 shi3 zhong1 = throughout; all along; always

終止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = to end; termination

年終花紅 nin4 zung1 faa1 hung4 nian2 zhong1 hua1 hong2 = year-end bonus 粵

送終 sung3 zung1 = attend upon a dying relative

終點 zung1 dim2 zhong1 dian3 = destination

終身 zung1 san1 zhong1 shen1 = lifelong

終端 zung1 dyun1 zhong1 duan1 = terminal; end

終究 zung1 gau3 zhong1 jiu4 (Taiwan), zhong1 jiu1 (PRC) = in the end; after all is said and done

終年 zung1 nin4 zhong1 nian2 = entire year; age at death
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 終

佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

佢哋終於喺返埋一齊粵
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.]

謀殺始終係謀殺粵
Murder is always murder.

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