终于
zhōng yú
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How to write 终于 (zhōng yú) in Chinese

终于 (pinyin: zhōng yú, written "zhong yu" or "zhongyu") means at last. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 终于.

Meaning

  • at last
  • in the end
  • finally
  • eventually

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Examples

昨天,杭州一户人家终于找回了失踪三年的爱犬。
zuó tiān, háng zhōu yí hù rén jiā zhōng yú zhǎo huí le shī zōng sān nián de ài quǎn.
Yesterday, a family in Hangzhou finally found their beloved dog after three years missing.
经过两天的努力,云南省北部的森林大火终于在今天上午得到控制。
jīng guò liǎng tiān de nǔ lì, yún nán shěng běi bù de sēn lín dà huǒ zhōng yú zài jīn tiān shàng wǔ dé dào kòng zhì.
After two days of effort, the major forest fire in northern Yunnan Province was finally brought under control this morning.
几天后,男孩又喊"狼来了",农民们又上山来,又发现被骗了。这样的事情发生了好几次。终于有一天,真的来了一只狼。男孩拼命地喊叫,但是这次没有人来。最后,他失去了所有的羊。
jǐ tiān hòu, nán hái yòu hǎn "láng lái le", nóng mín men yòu shàng shān lái, yòu fā xiàn bèi piàn le. zhè yàng de shì qing fā shēng le hǎo jǐ cì. zhōng yú yǒu yì tiān, zhēn de lái le yì zhī láng. nán hái pīn mìng de hǎn jiào, dàn shì zhè cì méi yǒu rén lái. zuì hòu, tā shī qù le suǒ yǒu de yáng.
A few days later, the boy again shouted "The wolf is coming", and the farmers again came up the mountain, and again discovered they had been tricked. This sort of thing happened many times. Finally, one day, a wolf really did come. The boy shouted desperately, but this time no one came. In the end, he lost all of his sheep.

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