终
究

In the end in Chinese: 终究 (zhōng jiū)

zhōng jiū

in the end

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 終究1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in the end
  2. 2after all is said and done

Stroke order

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终
究

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄡ

jiū

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

终究

Simplified

終究

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 谎言终究会被人们发现。

    huǎng yán zhōng jiū huì bèi rén men fā xiàn。

    A lie will be found out in the end.

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Related words

终于

zhōng yú

at last

究竟

jiū jìng

to go to the bottom of a matter

讲究

jiǎng jiu

to pay particular attention to

始终

shǐ zhōng

from beginning to end

研究

yán jiū

research

终点

zhōng diǎn

the end

终身

zhōng shēn

lifelong

终止

zhōng zhǐ

to stop

追究

zhuī jiū

to investigate

最终

zuì zhōng

final

年终

nián zhōng

end of the year

终结

zhōng jié

end

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