Chinese word

终究

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng jiū

Meaning

  • adverbeventually

Example

你这么做，终究会后悔的。nǐ zhè me zuò zhōng jiū huì hòu huǐ de

If you do this, you'll eventually regret it.

Illustration for 终究 (eventually)

More examples

他隐瞒的事终究还是被大家知道了。tā yǐn mán de shì zhōng jiū hái shì bèi dà jiā zhī dào le

In the end, what he had hidden was still found out by everyone.

Core concept

A final result that emerges after time and other forces have run their course.

Common phrases

  • 终究还是zhōng jiū hái shì

    ultimately still

  • 终究无法zhōng jiū wú fǎ

    ultimately unable to

Similar words

终于zhōng yú: Shows that a hoped-for or planned event finally happens after waiting or difficulty.
最终zuì zhōng: Shows the definite result reached when a process has come to an end.
最后zuì hòu: Shows the final step or event in a sequence.

Definition in Chinese

侧重于经过时间推移或多方面影响后达到的最终状态或结果，多用于强调结局或作出推断。cè zhòng yú jīng guò shí jiān tuī yí huò duō fāng miàn yíng xiǎng hòu dá dào de zuì zhōng zhuàng tài huò jié guǒ duō yòng yú qiáng diào jié jú huò zuò chū tuī duàn

Word origin

终 (zhōng, "end") + 究 (jiū, "pursue fully") presents an outcome reached by following a situation all the way to its end.

Usage tips

  • English eventually often marks only when something happens, while this adverb can also frame the outcome as the conclusion of the whole situation, giving it a forecasting or judgmental force.

Other meanings

  • ultimatelyadverb

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