结束 (jié shù) — to end, to finish, to conclude

Definition

结束 (jiéshù) means 'to end / to conclude' — used for events, activities, or work that wraps up. More formal than 完, and more general than 截止 (which requires a deadline).

verb
to endto finishto conclude

Examples

  • 结束
    Diàn yǐng jié shù le, wǒ men huí jiā ba.
    The movie has ended, let's go home.
  • 结束
    Gōng zuò jié shù yǐ hòu, wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi dōng xī.
    After work ends, I go to the supermarket to buy things.
  • 结束
    Wǒ men jié shù jīn tiān de kè ba.
    Let's end today's class.

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