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Vocabulary list: The difference between 终于 (zhōngyú) and 最后 (zuìhòu) in Mandarin Chinese: 'finally' vs 'the last' 语法：终、于、最、后

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58 words and 10 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 终(zhōng) end
  2. 于(yú) to go
  3. 最(zuì) -est
  4. 后(hòu) empress
  5. 他(tā) him
  6. 终(zhōng)于(yú) at last
  7. 来(lái) to come
  8. 了(le) marks a completed action
  9. 当(dāng) dong
  10. 老(lǎo)师(shī) teacher
  11. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  12. 梦(mèng)想(xiǎng) to dream of
  13. 实(shí)现(xiàn) to achieve
  14. 要(yào) to want
  15. 访(fǎng)华(huá) (international relations) to visit China
  16. 愿(yuàn)望(wàng) desire
  17. 我(wǒ) I
  18. 时(shí)来(lái)运(yùn)转(zhuǎn) to have a lucky break
  19. 那(nà) that
  20. 位(wèi) position
  21. 运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán) athlete
  22. 击(jī) to hit
  23. 进(jìn) to go forward
  24. 一(yī) one
  25. 球(qiú) ball
  26. 她(tā) she
  27. 由(yóu) to follow
  28. 巨(jù)富(fù) enormous sum
  29. 沦(lún)为(wéi) to sink down to
  30. 赤(chì)贫(pín) poverty-stricken
  31. 最(zuì)后(hòu) final
  32. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  33. 项(xiàng)目(mù) item
  34. 成(chéng) to succeed
  35. 拍(pāi)卖(mài)会(huì) auction
  36. 上(shàng) up
  37. 特(tè)别(bié) unusual
  38. 项(xiàng) back of neck
  39. 这(zhè) this
  40. 是(shì) to be
  41. 他(tā)们(men) they
  42. 只(zhǐ)得(dé) to be obliged to
  43. 放(fàng)弃(qì) to renounce
  44. 在(zài) to exist
  45. 狼(láng) wolf
  46. 这(zhè)个(ge) this
  47. 故(gù)事(shi) narrative
  48. 中(zhōng) middle
  49. 男(nán)孩(hái) boy
  50. 真(zhēn)正(zhèng) genuine
  51. 遇(yù)到(dào) to meet
  52. 危(wēi)险(xiǎn) danger
  53. 时(shí) o'clock
  54. 再(zài)也(yě) ever again
  55. 没(méi) not
  56. 人(rén) person
  57. 愿(yuàn)意(yì) to wish
  58. 相(xiāng)信(xìn) to believe

Example sentences 例句

  1. 他终于来了。

    Tā zhōngyú láile.

    He's finally here!

  2. 他当老师的梦想终于实现了。

    Tā dāng lǎoshī de mèngxiǎng zhōngyú shíxiànle.

    He finally realised his dream of becoming a teacher.

  3. 他要访华的愿望终于实现了。

    Tā yào fǎnghuá de yuànwàng zhōngyú shíxiànle.

    His wish to visit China has at last come true.

  4. 我终于时来运转了。

    Wǒ zhōngyú shíláiyùnzhuǎn le.

    Finally things are looking up for me.

  5. 那位运动员终于击进了一球。

    Nà wèi yùndòngyuán zhōngyú jī jìnle yì qiú.

    At the last moment the player was able to hit the ball in.

  6. 她终于由巨富沦为赤贫。

    Tā zhōngyú yóu jùfù lúnwéi chìpín.

    In the end, she fell from great wealth to abject poverty.

  7. 最后，我们的项目成了拍卖会上最特别的一项。

    Zuìhòu, wǒmen de xiàngmù chéng le pāimàihuì shàng zuì tèbié de yí xiàng.

    Finally, we come to the most special item in this auction.

  8. 这是最后一招。

    Zhè shì zuìhòu yìzhāo.

    This is a last resort.

  9. 最后，他们只得放弃了。

    Zuìhòu, tāmen zhǐdé fàngqìle.

    In the end, they had to give up.

  10. 在“狼来了”的这个故事中，最后当这个男孩真正遇到危险时，再也没人愿意相信他了。

    Zài“láng láile”de zhège gùshi zhōng, zuìhòu dāng zhège nánhái zhēnzhèng yùdào wēixiǎn shí, zàiyě méi rén yuànyì xiāngxìn tā le.

    In the story of the boy who cried wolf, when in the end he encountered real danger, no-one would believe him.