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终究

zhōng jiū · zhong jiu

Traditional 終究

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. in the end
  2. after all is said and done
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The running alarm clock

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)跑步(pǎobù)。

    I decided to get up at six every morning to run.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)坚持(jiānchí)了(le)几天(jǐtiān)？

    How many days did you keep it up?

  3. Dengdeng

    三天(sāntiān)。终究(zhōngjiū)还是(háishi)睡过头(shuìguòtóu)了(le)。

    Three. In the end I overslept.

  4. Liangliang

    人(rén)终究(zhōngjiū)是(shì)喜欢(xǐhuan)睡觉(shuìjiào)的(de)。

    People like sleeping, after all.

  5. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)买了(mǎile)一个(yīgè)会(huì)跑(pǎo)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    So I bought an alarm clock that runs away.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)终(zhōng)究(jiū)不(bú)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)很(hěn)好(hǎo)主(zhǔ)意(yi)

This wasn't such a good idea after all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by haya · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

木(mù)头(tou)或(huò)许(xǔ)能(néng)在(zài)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)呆(dāi)上(shàng)十(shí)年(nián)，但(dàn)它(tā)终(zhōng)究(jiū)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)变(biàn)成(chéng)一(yì)条(tiáo)鳄(è)鱼(yú)。

Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeAst · English by Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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