(jié shù) - to end, to conclude, to finish in Mandarin
jiéshùTraditional: 結束
HSK 4
#355 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
。
The meeting has ended.
？
When does the film finish?
。
It is all over.
。
The holiday is about to end.
段。
This relationship ended abruptly.
结束 (jié shù) - to end, to conclude, to finish.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 8.