(zhōng yú) - finally, at last in Mandarin
zhōngyúTraditional: 終於
HSK 4
#662 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
finally, at last
Word origin
终于 (zhōngyú) 'finally, at last' joins 终 (zhōng, 'end') and 于 (yú, 'at, in'). 终 (traditional 終) has the 纟(silk) radical with 冬 (dōng) as phonetic, originally the end of a thread; 于 is a grammatical preposition.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 终 (zhōng, 纟silk radical + 冬 phonetic, 'end') + 于 (yú, 'at')
Stroke order
终
于
Examples
业。
I finally finished my homework.
。
He has finally arrived.
。
We're finally home.
雨。
The rain finally stopped.
。
I finally understood what he meant.
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