"Finish" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close
 wán bì to finish / to end / to complete
 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task
 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
 wán jié to finish / to conclude / completed
 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo)
 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink)
 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer
 jìn to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
 zhōng end / finish
 bì the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished
 bà to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
 zú soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess
 jùn complete / finish
 sì the end / to finish
 hē diào to drink up / to finish (a drink)
 kāi jiāo (used with negative) to conclude / (impossible) to end / (can't) finish
 jù diǎn period (punctuation) / (fig.) endpoint / finish
 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school
 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
 xià bān to finish work / to get off work
 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent
 chī wán to finish eating
 zé lìng to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth
 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired
 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project
 xiě wán to finish writing
 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
 kǎo wán to finish an exam
 shàng xià bān to start and finish work
 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom)
 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations
 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander)
 shōu guān final part of a go game (see 官子[guan1 zi3]) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage
 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
 shěn jié to adjudicate / to finish a trial / to try and pass verdict
 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish
 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
 yǒu tóu yǒu wěi where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ perfect finish (idiom)
 yǒu tóu wú wěi to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
 lóng tóu shé wěi lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish
 chū huó to finish a job on time / to produce the goods
 bāo yuán r buy the whole lot / finish up or off
 zāo finish, to go around
 mǎn shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate
 shā wěi to finish off / to wind up
 jié shù gōng zuò to finish work
 zhì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish
 diào chē wěi (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last
 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
 xià gōng to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work
 bǔ dāo (gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
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