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结尾 (jié wěi) — (noun) ending, conclusion (of a story, film, article, etc.); (verb) to wind up, to bring to an end (a speech, performance, etc.)

Definition

结尾 focuses on the ending or closing of a story, film, or speech. Compared with 结束 (the action of finishing), 结尾 is the final part itself; 结局 is specifically the plot's outcome.

noun
endingconclusion (of a story, film, article, etc.)
verb
to wind upto bring to an end (a speech, performance, etc.)

Examples

  • 结尾。
    Zhè bù xiǎo shuō de yì jié wěi hěn chū rén yì liào.
    The ending of this novel is very unexpected.
  • 结尾。
    Diàn yǐng de yì jié wěi ràng hěn duō guān zhòng kū le.
    The ending of the movie made many audience members cry.
  • 结尾。
    Tā yǐ yì shǒu shī jié wěi jīn tiān de fā yán.
    He wound up today's speech with a poem.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

结jiéconclude
尾wěiend

结 as conclude and 尾 as end together make ending.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

Open 尾 →
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