终于
zhōngyú
finally, at last
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 经过努力，他终于成功了。After much effort, he finally succeeded.
- 等了很久，公交车终于来了。After a long wait, the bus finally came.
Collocations
终于成功终于来了终于完成终于实现
Mnemonic
终 zhōng "end" + 于 yú (particle): finally, at last (an adverb). Coming to the end, i.e. a result achieved after a long process or wait. Usually for a desired outcome (终于成功). The 终 is in 终点 and 终身. Distinguish 终于 (finally, after a long process) from 最后 (zuìhòu, last in order) and 终究 (zhōngjiū, after all).
Related
总算最终终究最后
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