终于
zhōng yú
Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu"
终于 marks the relieved arrival of something long awaited.
Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了
How it works
你终于到了 — you finally made it. The closing 了 is nearly always there.
终于 carries emotion: relief, satisfaction, occasionally sarcasm. It suits good outcomes.
For a neutral "finally" in a sequence of steps, 最后 is the word.
Examples
nǐ zhōng yú dào le
你终于到了。
You finally made it.
wǒ zhōng yú zhǎo dào gōng zuò le
我终于找到工作了。
I've finally found a job.
wèn tí zhōng yú jiě jué le
问题终于解决了。
The problem is finally sorted.