B1 · Grammar reference · ASG700A5
Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu"
终于 (zhōngyú) expresses that something has finally happened after a long wait. Usually the speaker is looking forward to what is happening at long last, and thus, 终于 (zhōngyú) typically carries a sense of joy or relief.
- Keywords
- 终于 · 了 · finally
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK3
Examples (10)
你终于到了！
我们终于见面了！
你们终于明白了。
作业终于做完了！
飞机终于起飞了！
你们终于决定了。
饭终于做好了。我快饿死了。
这个愿望终于实现了！
我们找了两个多小时，终于找到了那家店。
这些问题终于解决了。我们应该庆祝一下。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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