Definition
善终 has two main uses: (1) referring to a person dying a natural, peaceful death without violence or suffering; (2) referring to an affair or process ending well, with a satisfactory result. It commonly appears in negative patterns like 不得善终 (to come to a bad end). As a verb, it directly predicates the subject.
v.
(of a life) to die a natural death(of an affair) to end wellto have a satisfactory conclusion
Examples
- ，善终。Zhè wèi lǎorén yìshēng zuò hǎoshì, zuìhòu déyǐ shàn zhōng.This old man did good deeds all his life and finally died a natural death.
- 善终，。Rúguǒ xiàngmù bù néng shàn zhōng, wǒmen huì hěn shīwàng.If the project doesn't end well, we'll be very disappointed.
- 善终。Lìshǐ shàng hěnduō huàirén zuìhòu dōu méiyǒu shàn zhōng.Many bad people in history did not die a natural death.
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