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结束

jié shù · jie shu

Traditional 結束

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. termination
  2. to finish
  3. to end
  4. to conclude
  5. to close
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The long meeting

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)会议(huìyì)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)结束(jiéshù)？

    Dengdeng, when does your meeting end?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没(méi)结束(jiéshù)，老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)在(zài)说话(shuōhuà)。

    It hasn't ended. The boss is still talking.

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)开(kāi)了(le)几个(jǐge)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)？

    How many hours have you been in it?

  4. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。他(tā)说(shuō)马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)结束(jiéshù)，说(shuō)了(le)十次(shícì)。

    Three hours. He said it would end soon ten times.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)现在(xiànzài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What is he saying now?

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)，休息(xiūxi)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，然后(ránhòu)开(kāi)下一个(xiàyīge)会(huì)！

    He says: rest for ten minutes, then the next meeting!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)该(gāi)结(jié)束(shù)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)愚(yú)蠢(chǔn)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)了(le)。

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

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

02

会(huì)议(yì)结(jié)束(shù)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，大(dà)家(jiā)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

After the meeting ends, everyone will go eat together.

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结
jié

knot; sturdy

束
shù

to bind; bunch

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