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终将 (zhōng jiāng) — will eventually; will ultimately

Definition

终将 (zhōng jiāng) is a formal, written adverb meaning 'will eventually' — a stronger, more literary alternative to the plain 会 / 终会, used in prose, speeches, and idiomatic expressions rather than everyday speech.

adverb
will eventuallywill ultimately

Examples

  • ，终将。
    Tā xiāng xìn, nǔ lì zhōng jiāng dé dào huí bào.
    He believes that hard work will eventually be rewarded.
  • 终将。
    Zhēn xiàng zhōng jiāng dà bái yú tiān xià.
    The truth will eventually be revealed to the world.
  • 终将。
    Suǒ yǒu de kùn nan zhōng jiāng guò qù.
    All difficulties will eventually pass.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

终zhōngfinally
将jiāngwill

终 (finally) specifies 将 (will), giving will eventually.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 終; 终 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
冬
冬dōng終zhōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 終 pairs 糸 (a cord) with 冬 as a sound part; the simplified 终 is a later shorthand. An older form showed a knot at the end of a cord.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 將; 将 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
爿
爿pán將jiāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 將 combines 爿, which also supplies a sound and may show a small table, with ⺼ (meat) and 寸 (hand) to picture offering meat as tribute. The simplified 将 is a later shorthand.

Open 将 →
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