终 (zhōng) — (bound form) end, finish; (bound form) eventually, finally, after all; (bound form) whole, entire (of a duration)
Definition
A bound morpheme that almost never stands alone. As a prefix it means 'end / eventual' (终于 'finally', 终点 'finish line'); as a prefix or attributive it means 'whole / entire' for a duration (终年 'all year long').
bound form
(bound form) endfinish(bound form) eventuallyfinallyafter all(bound form) wholeentire (of a duration)
Examples
- ，。Jīng guò nǔ lì, wǒ zhōng yú xué huì le kāi chē.Through effort, I finally learned to drive.
- 。Zhè bù lián xù jù yǐ jīng bō dào zhōng jié le.This TV series has already aired to its end.
- ，。Tā zhōng nián dōu zài gōng sī gōng zuò, cóng méi huàn guò dān wèi.He worked at the company all year long and never changed jobs.
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