Chinese word

结尾

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié wěi

Meaning

  • nounending

Example

这个故事的结尾很感人。zhè ge gù shì de jié wěi hěn gǎn rén

The ending of this story is very touching.

Illustration for 结尾 (ending)

More examples

电影的结尾常常决定观众的最终感受。diàn yǐng de jié wěi cháng cháng jué dìng guān zhòng de zuì zhōng gǎn shòu

A movie's ending often determines the audience's final impression.

Core concept

A closing point that forms the last section of a story, sentence, or experience.

Common phrases

  • 故事的结尾gù shì de jié wěi

    story's ending

  • 电影的结尾diàn yǐng de jié wěi

    movie's ending

  • 文章的结尾wén zhāng de jié wěi

    article's ending

Similar words

末尾mò wěi: The last section or position in writing or a row of things.
结局jié jú: The result reached at the end of an event or story.
终点zhōng diǎn: The point where a period, distance, or journey comes to an end.
末端mò duān: The end section or outermost part of a physical object.

Definition in Chinese

指一段经历、故事或句子等的终点或末尾位置，强调收束或结束的状态。zhǐ yí duàn jīng lì gù shì huò jù zi děng de zhōng diǎn huò mò wěi wèi zhì qiáng diào shōu shù huò jié shù de zhuàng tài

Word origin

结尾 (jiéwěi, "ending") combines 结 (jié, "bring together") and 尾 (wěi, "tail"), linking the idea of completion with the image of a tail at the far end.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly places the thing being completed before 结尾 (jiéwěi, "ending"), so the structure makes the relationship clear without using an English-style possessive.

Other meanings

  • endnoun
  • conclusionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 结尾语jié wěi yǔconcluding wordsnoun
  • 结尾部分jié wěi bù fènfinal sectionnoun

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