終究 [终－]

Jyutping zung1 gau3
Pinyin zhōng jiù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    eventually; after all; at last
    (syn.) 高低, 卒之, 總歸, 到底, 始終, 终, 終, 总算, 总归, 终归, 總是, 算是, 终须, 到尾, 終於, 始终, 总是, 终于, 總算, 終久, 终久, 終歸, 終須

終究 [终－]

Jyutping zung1 gau3
Pinyin zhōng jiū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the end
  2. after all is said and done
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    eventually; after all; at last
    (syn.) 高低, 卒之, 總歸, 到底, 始終, 终, 終, 总算, 总归, 终归, 總是, 算是, 终须, 到尾, 終於, 始终, 总是, 终于, 總算, 終久, 终久, 終歸, 終須
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5421
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这终究不是一个很好主意
    這終究不是一個很好主意
    zhè zhōng jiū bù shì yí gè hěn hǎo zhǔ yi
    • This wasn't such a good idea after all.
  2. Mandarin
    木头或许能在水里呆上十年，但它终究不可能变成一条鳄鱼。
    木頭或許能在水裏呆上十年，但它終究不可能變成一條鱷魚。
    mù tou huò xǔ néng zài shuǐ lǐ dāi shàng shí nián ， dàn tā zhōng jiū bù kě néng biàn chéng yī tiáo è yú 。
    • Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.
  3. Mandarin
    事实终究会浮出水面。
    事實終究會浮出水面。
    shì shí zhōng jiū huì fú chū shuǐ miàn 。
    • One day, the truth will come to light.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人终究不是神，不过是有限的人，必须顺应人性，善用大自然的潜力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫测的模式来使其吉多凶少。
    人終究不是神，不過是有限的人，必須順應人性，善用大自然的潛力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的侷限中，以神妙莫測的模式來使其吉多兇少。
    rén zhōng jiū bù shì shén ， bù guò shì yǒu xiàn de rén ， bì xū shùn yìng rén xìng ， shàn yòng dà zì rán de qián lì ， zhàn zài “ bù rú yì shì ， shí cháng bā jiǔ ” de jú xiàn zhōng ， yǐ shén miào mò cè de mó shì lái shǐ qí jí duō xiōng shào ．
    • People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong, one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.
  2. Mandarin
    有人说：登泰山而看不到日出，就像一出大戏没有戏眼，味儿终究有点寡淡。
    有人説：登泰山而看不到日出，就像一出大戲沒有戲眼，味兒終究有點寡淡。
    yǒu rén shuō ： dēng tài shān ér kàn bù dào rì chū ， jiù xiàng yī chū dà xì méi yǒu xì yǎn ， wèi r5 zhōng jiū yǒu diǎn guǎ dàn ．
    • Some say climbing Mount Tai without seeing the sunrise is like going to see Chinese opera without seeing the most interesting part- it would be pretty dull.