最终 zuìzhōng final
final; ultimate
How to remember 最终: 最 the most + 终 end = final.
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How it is used
- Formal, written; used attributively or adverbially: 最终结果 (zuìzhōng jiéguǒ, final result); 最终，他决定放弃 (zuìzhōng, tā juédìng fàngqì, in the end, he decided to give up).
- Compare 最后 (zuìhòu): 最后 is the everyday word for "last/finally" in a sequence, while 最终 is more literary and stresses the decisive, ultimate outcome after a process.
Example sentences
- 最终，他来了。 Zuìzhōng, tālái le.At last, he came.
- 这是最终决定。 Zhèshì zuìzhōng juédìng.This decision is final.
- 他最终决定结婚。 Tā zuìzhōng juédìng jiéhūn.He finally decided to get married.