Chinese word dictionary

终端

zhōngduān · end; terminal

Practice word

Word information

Simplified终端

Traditional終端

Pinyinzhōngduān

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

终zhōng

end; finally, in the end

端duān

end, extreme; head; beginning

How to learn 终端

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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终于zhōngyú

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

最终zuìzhōng

final; ultimate

始终shǐzhōng

from beginning to end; all along

端duān

(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out; old variant of 端[duan1]; start; origin

高端gāoduān

high-end

极端jíduān

extreme