结束 (jié shù): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word “结束” means “to end” or “to finish”. It is commonly used in everyday conversation to indicate the completion of a task, event, or situation. For example, you might say “今天的工作结束了” to mean “Today’s work is finished”. In addition, “结束” can also be used to describe the conclusion of a relationship or a period of time, such as “我们的恋爱已经结束了” which means “Our relationship has come to an end”.

Translation

Noun: termination, end
Verb: to finish, to end, to conclude

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我们的会议已经结束了wǒmen de huìyì yǐjīng jiéshùleOur meeting has already ended
这个故事有一个美好的结局zhège gùshì yǒu yīgè měihǎo de jiélùThis story has a beautiful ending
我们需要尽快结束这个项目wǒmen xūyào jǐnkuài jiéshù zhège xiàngmùWe need to end this project as soon as possible
他们的关系已经结束了tāmen de guānxì yǐjīng jiéshùleTheir relationship has already ended
我们必须结束这个不健康的习惯wǒmen bìxū jiéshù zhège bù jiànkāng de xíguànWe must end this unhealthy habit
这个节目将于晚上十点结束zhège jiémù jiāng yú wǎnshàng shí diǎn jiéshùThis program will end at 10 pm tonight
我们需要一种有效的方法来结束这场争吵wǒmen xūyào yī zhǒng yǒuxiào de fāngfǎ lái jiéshù zhè chǎng zhēngchǎoWe need an effective way to end this argument

HSK

结束 is part of HSK Level 3 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 结束 with Pinyin and English Translation