终究 (zhōng jiū) — (adverb) in the end, eventually, after all (often with the sense that something is inevitable or bound to happen)
Definition
终究 highlights inevitability — 'in the end, as was bound to happen' — and often pairs with 还是 to stress an unavoidable outcome. It's heavier and more emphatic than 终于 ('finally, at last'), which focuses on completion rather than inevitability.
adverb
in the endeventuallyafter all (often with the sense that something is inevitable or bound to happen)
Examples
- 终究。Tā zhōng jiū hái shì xuǎn zé le lí kāi.He ultimately chose to leave after all.
- 终究。Huǎng yán zhōng jiū huì bèi jiē chuān.A lie will eventually be exposed.
- 终究。Nǐ zhōng jiū yào wèi zì jǐ de jué dìng fù zé.You will have to be responsible for your own decision in the end.
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