How to say “ending” in Chinese
ending, finale; finish
“Ending” in Chinese is 结尾, jié wěi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
结尾 is read jié wěi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: tying a knot.
On top, 尸 — the body; below, 毛 “fur”: the furry end of the body.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “结尾”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 结尾. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 电影的结尾让人很意外diànyǐngdejiéwěiràngrénhěnyìwàiThe ending of the film is very unexpected.
- 这部悲剧的结尾很感人zhèbùbēijùdejiéwěihěngǎnrénThe ending of this tragedy is very moving.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ending” in Chinese?
“Ending” in Chinese is 结尾, pinyin jiéwěi.
What does 结尾 mean?
结尾 (jiéwěi) means “ending, finale; finish”.
How do you write 结尾?
结尾 is 2 characters: 结 (jié) — tie; knot; 尾 (wěi) — tail; end. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 结尾?
结尾 is read jiéwěi. Tones: jié — second tone, wěi — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“ending” in the lesson “Beginning, end and gist”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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