| 終 | 1437B25 93B.50-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄓㄨㄥ [zhong1] . [Usu. printed as 終] | ||
| N. | (1) End, ending, finish: 年終 year-end; 期終 end of semester; 終點 [zhong1dian3]↓; 告終 (a work) is finished, completed; 有始有終 once started, carry to the finish－steadfast to the end; 始終 adv., from the beginning to the end; 始終不說一句話 never said a single word; 終始 [zhong1shi3]↓. (2) Death: 臨終時候 before one expires; 臨終之言 dying advice or instructions; 壽終正寢 die peacefully; 送終attend s. o.’s funeral. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To close a matter: 終了，終結 [zhong1liao3], [zhong1jie2]↓. (2) To die: 無疾而終 die without known cause; 終其天年 live to old age. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Whole, entire: 終日，終年，終身，終生 [zhong1ri4], [zhong1nian2], [zhong1shen1], [zhong1sheng1]↓; 終夜 the whole night. (2) (AC) lasting: 以永終譽 and win lasting fame. | |||||
| Adv. | In the end, after all: esp. 終於: 終於失敗 fail in the end; (with negative adv.) 終不悔改 never repent after all; 終非良計 after all it's not a good plan; 終不成 you are not going to … after all; (with aux.) 終須 after all must; 終須一走 after all, a trip cannot be avoided; 終必 after all must (fail, etc.); 終有一日 one day there will (happen); see compp. 終久，終究，終極 [zhong1jiu3], [zhong1jiu4], [zhong1ji2]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | Through: 終其一生 through his entire life. | |||||
| Words | 1. 終不成 [zhong1bu4cheng2], phr., (a surmise) will not go so far as to: 終不成殺他兄弟 one cannot believe he will go so far as to kill his brother. 2. 終場 [zhong1chang3], n., (1) ending (of series of events); (2) the last series of examinations. 3. 終點 [zhong1dian3], n., terminal point. 4. 終歸 [zhong1gui1], adv., in the end :終歸輸還給他 in the end lose it all back to him. 5. 終古 [zhong1gu3], adv., in early times, since olden days: 終古紅顏多薄命 since olden times, beautiful women have suffered a harsh life. 6. 終朝 [zhong1zhao1], adv., (LL) all morning (rain). 7. 終結 [zhong1jie2], adv. & n., the end, in the end; v. t., to wind up (matter). 8. 終竟 [zhong1jing4], adv. & n., the end, in the end. 9. 終久 [zhong1jiu3], (1) adv., sooner or later, in the end; (2) v. i., last long: 不能終久 cannot last long. 10. 終究 [zhong1jiu4] [zhong1jiu0], adv., after all (he is your brother, etc.). 11. 終極 [zhong1ji2], n., the extreme, the limit, the final outcome. 12. 終竣 [zhong1jUn4], v. i., (LL) be completed. 13. 終局 [zhong1jU2], n., final upshot. 14. 終止 [zhong1zhi3], (1) v. i., to stop, cease (work, etc.); (2) n., end: 沒有終止 without stop or end. 15. 終了 [zhong1liao3], v. i., be completed, finished. 16. 終年 [zhong1nian2], adv., the whole year round. 17. 終日 [zhong1ri4], adv., all day. 18. 終審 [zhong1shen3], n., (law) the final court trial. 19. 終身 [zhong1shen1], adv., the whole life. 20. 終生 [zhong1sheng1], adv., ditto. 21. 終食 [zhong1shi2], n., (AC) the time of a meal, a short while. 22. 終始 [zhong1shi3], (1) v. i., as in 相終始 stick together from beginning to end; (2) adv., from beginning to end (＝始終). 23. 終天 [zhong1tian1], adv., all one's life: 抱恨終天 to regret forever. 24. 終養 [zhong1yang3], v. i., enjoy the privilege of serving parents in their old age. | |||||