(jié shù) - to end, to conclude, to finish in Mandarin
jiéshùTraditional: 結束
Translation
to end, to conclude, to finish
Word origin
结束 means 'to end, to conclude': 结 (jié, 'to tie, to knot', with 纟the silk radical) plus 束 (shù, 'to bind, a bundle', a pictograph of something tied up). Literally to tie off, hence to finish.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 结 (jié, to tie) + 束 (shù, to bind)
Stroke order
结
束
Examples
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The meeting has ended.
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When does the film finish?
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It is all over.
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The holiday is about to end.
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This relationship ended abruptly.
结束 (jié shù) - to end, to conclude, to finish.
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