Chinese word

结束

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié shù

Meaning

  • verbend

Example

会议结束了。huì yì jié shù le

The meeting ended.

Illustration for 结束 (end)

More examples

晚会结束后，大家都走了。wǎn huì jié shù hòu dà jiā dōu zǒu le

After the evening party ended, everyone left.

Core concept

Brings a stage, activity, or process to its final point, with no continuation afterward.

Common phrases

  • 电影结束了diàn yǐng jié shù le

    The movie ended

  • 课程结束了kè chéng jié shù le

    The class ended

  • 会议结束后huì yì jié shù hòu

    after the meeting ended

Similar words

完成wán chéng: Finishes planned work or a task and reaches its intended result.
停止tíng zhǐ: Stops an action or process so that it does not continue.
完结wán jié: Brings a story or matter to its final point after it has run its course.

Definition in Chinese

表示某一阶段或过程完结，强调不再继续或宣告终止。biǎo shì mǒu yì jiē duàn huò guò chéng wán jié qiáng diào bú zài jì xù huò xuān gào zhōng zhǐ

Word origin

Its characters suggest completion through 结 (jié, "tie") + 束 (shù, "bundle"), joining the ideas of tying and gathering something into a finished whole.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly uses this verb for meetings, lessons, games, and time periods, making it a useful everyday word for marking that an activity or stage has reached its endpoint.

Other meanings

  • finishverb
  • endingnoun

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