归宿 guīsù place to return to
place to return to; home; final destination; ending
How to remember 归宿: 归 to return + 宿 to stop = place to return to.
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How it is used
- A final resting place or where one ultimately belongs - 找到人生的归宿 (zhǎodào rénshēng de guīsù) to find where one belongs in life.
- Emotionally weighty: often about a life partner, a home, or a soul's destination, not a literal address.
- Literary register; 婚姻是她的归宿 (hūnyīn shì tā de guīsù) marriage is her haven/settling place.