HSK · Level 57
105 words
Chinese word
末日
Pronunciation
Pinyinmò rì
Meaning
- noundoomsday
Example
人们担心末日会来临。rén men dān xīn mò rì huì lái lín
People worry that doomsday will come.
More examples
如果不改变现状，国家可能会走向末日。rú guǒ bù gǎi biàn xiàn zhuàng guó jiā kě néng huì zǒu xiàng mò rì
If the current situation does not change, the country may head toward doomsday.
Core concept
A final horizon where a world or an entire order reaches irreversible collapse.
Common phrases
世界末日shì jiè mò rì
end of the world
走向末日zǒu xiàng mò rì
head toward doomsday
步入末日bù rù mò rì
enter the end times
Similar words
最后一天zuì hòu yì tiān: The last day of a set period, agreement, or activity.
世界末日shì jiè mò rì: The imagined final day when the whole world or human civilization comes to an end.
末期mò qī: The final period of a life, illness, or era as it nears its end.
终结zhōng jié: The ending or termination of a thing, process, or era.
Definition in Chinese
指世界或事物毁灭、终结的最后一天，即人们所说的灭亡之日。zhǐ shì jiè huò shì wù huǐ miè zhōng jié de zuì hòu yì tiān jí rén men suǒ shuō de miè wáng zhī rì
Word origin
末 (mò, "end") + 日 (rì, "day") literally points to an ending day, and the compound develops into the religious and literary idea of the world's destruction.
Usage tips
- As a noun in everyday Chinese, the term sounds highly dramatic, so it is not the usual choice for a normal deadline, closing date, or final class session.
Other meanings
- end timesnoun
- final daynoun
Opposites
- 开端kāi duānbeginningnoun
- 起点qí diǎnstarting pointnoun
Related words
- 末日论mò rì lùndoomsday theorynoun