"Final" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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最后 zuì hòu final / last / finally / ultimate
最终 zuì zhōng final / ultimate
终极 zhōng jí ultimate / final
韵 yùn the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) / rhyme / appeal / charm / (literary) pleasant sound
终期 zhōng qī terminal / final
毕竟 bì jìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis
不服 bù fú not to accept sth / to want to have sth overruled or changed / to refuse to obey or comply / to refuse to accept as final / to remain unconvinced by / not to give in to
末日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday
归属 guī shǔ to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
归宿 guī sù place to return to / home / final destination / ending
最终幻想 Zuì zhōng Huàn xiǎng Final Fantasy (video game)
终点站 zhōng diǎn zhàn terminus / final stop on rail or bus line
定论 dìng lùn final conclusion / accepted argument
末期 mò qī end (of a period) / last part / final phase
说到底 shuō dào dǐ in the final analysis / in the end
说了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge
毕业证书 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree
决算 jué suàn final account / to calculate the final bill / fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth
元宵节 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
末年 mò nián the final years (of a regime)
清末 Qīng mò the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝[Qing1 chao2] / late Qing
终审 zhōng shěn final ruling
末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / at the end / finally
归根结底 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis / ultimately
也 yě also / too / (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
收官 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage
葬送 zàng sòng to hold a funeral procession and burial / to give sb a final send-off / (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)
末代 mò dài final generation
归根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
末路 mò lù end of the road / final road / fig. dead end / impasse
期末考 qī mò kǎo final exam
遗愿 yí yuàn final wishes of the departed
功亏一篑 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
么 má exclamatory final particle
么 ma interrogative final particle
成虫 chéng chóng imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
音韵 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme
韵母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang")
后段 hòu duàn final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph
尾音 wěi yīn final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom)
殷商 Yīn shāng final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 / in modern Henan province
终局 zhōng jú endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
一锤定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision
儿 r non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
绝笔 jué bǐ words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
板上钉钉 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it / that's final / no two ways about it
煞笔 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
汉献帝 Hàn Xiàn dì Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
夫 fú (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
李后主 Lǐ Hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
末叶 mò yè final years / end (of a decade, era etc)
乎 hū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
耶 ye final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
哩 li (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])
矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
呐 ne final particle of a sentence (abbr. for 呢啊|呢啊[ne5 a5)
噶 gá phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan)
唷 yo final particle expressing exhortation, admiration etc
卷舌元音 juǎn shé yuán yīn retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
归根结蒂 guī gēn jié dì ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
儿化韵 ér huà yùn (Chinese phonetics) syllable final with r-coloring / rhotacized syllable final
复韵母 fù yùn mǔ compound final
李煜 Lǐ Yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
末愿 mò yuàn final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church)
终审法院 zhōng shěn fǎ yuàn Court of Final Appeal
世纪末年 shì jì mò nián final years of the century
以失败而告终 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
元末 Yuán mò final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century
儿化 ér huà (Chinese phonetics) to rhotacize a syllable final / to apply r-coloring to the final of a syllable
嘉定 Jiā dìng Jiading district of northwest Shanghai / final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1]
夹山寺 Jiā shān sì Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 xian4], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Zi4 cheng2]
季世 jì shì final phase / end of a historical era
季冬 jì dōng final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar)
季夏 jì xià final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
季春 jì chūn final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar)
定音 dìng yīn to call the tune / to make the final decision
尾期 wěi qī final period / the end (of a term) / the close
尾欠 wěi qiàn balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt
尾綴 wěi zhuì final syllable
押平声韵 yā píng shēng yùn to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)
收尾音 shōu wěi yīn the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
最后一天 zuì hòu yī tiān final day
最后期限 zuì hòu qī xiàn deadline / final time limit (for project)
末座 mò zuò end seat / final place (for less senior person)
末段 mò duàn final segment / last stage
末篇 mò piān final installment / last phase / end
末速 mò sù speed at the end of the trajectory / speed in the final stage
末造 mò zào final phase
桀王 Jié Wáng King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
残冬腊月 cán dōng là yuè final days of the lunar year
终场锣声 zhōng chǎng luó shēng the final bell (esp. in sports competition)
终声 zhōng shēng the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
结幕 jié mù final scene (of a play) / denouement
转往 zhuǎn wǎng to change (to final stretch of journey)
归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ (idiom) in the final analysis
最后防线 zuì hòu fáng xiàn final protective line
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