尽头
jìntóu
end; extremity
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 山路的尽头是一座废弃哨所，仍能看出当年驻军的痕迹。 Shānlù de jìntóu shì yí zuò fèiqì shàosuǒ, réng néng kàn chū dāngnián zhùjūn de hénjì. At the end of the mountain road stands an abandoned sentry post, where traces of the former garrison can still be seen.
- 这条小路的尽头有一家很安静的茶馆。 Zhè tiáo xiǎolù de jìntóu yǒu yì jiā hěn ānjìng de cháguǎn. At the end of this small path there is a very quiet teahouse.
- 隧道的尽头有一点亮光，大家都松了一口气。 Suìdào de jìntóu yǒu yìdiǎn liàngguāng, dàjiā dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì. There was a spot of light at the end of the tunnel, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Related words
- 尽量 jǐnliàng as much as possible
- 尽快 jǐnkuài as soon as possible
- 尽力 jìnlì to do one's best
- 尽管 jǐnguǎn although; feel free to
- 尽可能 jìnkěnéng as much as possible
- 尽 jìn to exhaust, to use up; (to the utmost)
- 竭尽全力 jiéjìnquánlì to do one's utmost
- 尽 jǐn to the greatest extent; to try one's utmost
- 尽早 jǐnzǎo as early as possible
- 尽情 jìnqíng to one's heart's content; freely
- 苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái after suffering comes happiness
- 详尽 xiángjìn detailed; exhaustive