结束jié shùto end
结束 (jié shù) means "to end" and "to finish." To end appears in 课结束了 (The class ended) and 电影几点结束? (What time does the movie end?). To finish appears in 考试结束了吗? (Has the exam finished?). A speaker also says 八点结束 (It ends at eight o'clock).
What does 结束 mean?
- 1.
to endverb
- 2.
to finishverb
What do the characters in 结束 mean?
- 结not compositional here
- 束not compositional here
How do you use 结束?
See it in 课结束了, 电影几点结束? and 考试结束了吗?.
What are some examples of 结束 in a sentence?
How is 结束 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
考试结束了吗?
Kǎoshì jiéshù le ma?
Has the exam finished?
- Speaker B:
结束了。课结束了。
Jiéshù le. Kè jiéshù le.
It has finished. The class ended.
- Speaker A:
电影几点结束?
Diànyǐng jǐ diǎn jiéshù?
What time does the movie end?
- Speaker B:
八点结束。
Bā diǎn jiéshù.
It ends at eight o'clock.
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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.