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最终zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate

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最终 (zuì zhōng) means "final" or "ultimate," and before a verb it says what happens in the end. 最终我们决定不去了 says in the end we decided not to go, and 最终的结果 means the final result. It sounds a little more formal than 最后.

What does 最终 mean?

  1. 1.

    final; ultimateadjective

What do the characters in 最终 mean?

  • 最(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  • 终end

How do you use 最终?

最终 often starts a sentence or comes before a verb to give the outcome; 最终的 + Noun means the final one.

Patterns

  • 最终 + Subject + Verb

    最终我们决定不去了。

    Zuìzhōng wǒmen juédìng bú qù le.

    In the end we decided not to go.

  • 最终的 + Noun

    这是最终的结果。

    Zhè shì zuìzhōng de jiéguǒ.

    This is the final result.

What are some examples of 最终 in a sentence?

  1. 最终我们决定不去了。

    Zuìzhōng wǒmen juédìng bú qù le.

    In the end we decided not to go.

  2. 这是最终的结果。

    Zhè shì zuìzhōng de jiéguǒ.

    This is the final result.

  3. 他最终同意了。

    Tā zuìzhōng tóngyì le.

    He agreed in the end.

How is 最终 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你们去哪儿旅游了?

    Nǐmen qù nǎr lǚyóu le?

    Where did you go on your trip?

  2. Speaker B:

    我们想了很久,最终去了上海。

    Wǒmen xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zuìzhōng qù le Shànghǎi.

    We thought about it for a long time and in the end went to Shanghai.

  3. Speaker A:

    上海好玩吗?

    Shànghǎi hǎowán ma?

    Was Shanghai fun?

  4. Speaker B:

    很好玩,吃的东西也特别多。

    Hěn hǎowán, chī de dōngxi yě tèbié duō.

    It was a lot of fun, and there was lots of food too.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.