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终于

zhōng yú · zhong yu

Traditional 終於

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. at last
  2. in the end
  3. finally
  4. eventually
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Is that our bus?

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)等了(děngle)四十(sìshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)了(le)。

    We have waited for forty minutes.

  2. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)我们(wǒmen)的(de)公交车(gōngjiāochē)吗(ma)？

    Is that our bus?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)！终于(zhōngyú)来了(láile)！

    Yes! It is finally here!

  4. Liangliang

    终于(zhōngyú)能(néng)坐(zuò)了(le)。我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)好累(hǎolèi)。

    At last we can sit. My legs are so tired.

  5. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，那辆(nàliàng)车(chē)往(wǎng)反方向(fǎnfāngxiàng)开(kāi)了(le)！

    Wait, that bus is heading the opposite way!

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Usage

终于 means finally, usually after a wait or some effort.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)终(zhōng)于(yú)登(dēng)上(shàng)了(le)富(fù)士(shì)山(shān)山(shān)顶(dǐng)。

We gained the top of Mt. Fuji at last.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

等(děng)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)，公(gōng)交(jiāo)车(chē)终(zhōng)于(yú)来(lái)了(le)。

After waiting for an hour, the bus finally came.

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终
zhōng

end; finish

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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