最后 zuìhòu last
last; final; ultimately
How to remember 最后: 最 the most + 后 back = last.
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How it is used
- "last, finally" in a sequence - 最后一个 (zuìhòu yí ge) the last one; 最后我们决定回家 in the end we decided to go home.
- Contrast 终于 (zhōngyú, finally/at last), which carries relief after a long wait; 最后 is neutrally "last in order."
Example sentences
- 昨天是最后一天上学。 Zuótiān shì zuìhòu yītiān shàngxué.Yesterday was the last day of school.
- 他错过了最后一班火车。 Tā cuòguò le zuìhòu yībān huǒchē.He missed the last train.
- 比赛最后胜利了。 Bǐsài zuìhòu shènglì le.In the end we won the game.