最终

Character by character

• 最zuì12 strokesHSK 1most, extremely, exceedingly
• 终zhōng8 strokesHSK 3 traditional 終end; finally, in the end

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 最终，他来了。

  Zuì zhōng tā lái le

  At last, he came.

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• 这是最终决定。

  Zhè shì zuì zhōng jué dìng

  This decision is final.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 最终. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 最zuìHSK 1

  most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)

• 最后zuì hòuHSK 1

  final; last; finally; ultimate

• 最近zuì jìnHSK 2

  recently; soon; nearest

• 终于zhōng yúHSK 3

  at last; in the end; finally; eventually

• 最好zuì hǎoHSK 1

  best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)

• 最佳zuì jiāHSK 6

  optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)

• 始终shǐ zhōngHSK 3

  from beginning to end; all along

• 最初zuì chūHSK 4

  first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally

• 终身zhōng shēnHSK 5

  lifelong; all one's life; marriage

• 终止zhōng zhǐHSK 5

  to stop; to terminate

• 终点zhōng diǎnHSK 5

  the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus

• 终结zhōng jiéHSK 7

  end; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)

• 终究zhōng jiūHSK 7

  in the end; after all is said and done

• 终生zhōng shēngHSK 7

  throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong

• 年终nián zhōngHSK 7

  end of the year

• 自始至终zì shǐ zhì zhōngHSK 7

  from start to finish (idiom)

• 终年zhōng nián

  entire year; throughout the year; age at death