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终于

zhōngyú

finally

A climber reaching the top
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Characters in this word

终 zhōng

Strokes
8
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 冬 winter, 11th lunar month
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 终

Example phrases

  • 我终于到了。 Wǒ zhōngyú dào le. I finally arrived.
  • 雨终于停了。 Yǔ zhōngyú tíng le. The rain finally stopped.
  • 他终于笑了。 Tā zhōngyú xiào le. He finally smiled.

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