| 终 | zhōng | end; finish |
| 始终 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end; all along |
| 最终 | zuì zhōng | final; ultimate |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus; CL:个 |
| 终止 | zhōng zhǐ | to stop; to terminate (law) |
| 终身 | zhōng shēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage |
| 终结 | zhōng jié | end |
| 终究 | zhōng jiū | in the end; after all is said and done |
| 终年 | zhōng nián | entire year; throughout the year; age at death |
| 年终 | nián zhōng | end of the year |
| 终日 | zhōng rì | all day long |
| 自始至终 | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 终生 | zhōng shēng | throughout one's life; lifetime; lifelong |
| 告终 | gào zhōng | to end; to reach an end |
| 终端 | zhōng duān | end; terminal |
| 终审 | zhōng shěn | final ruling |
| 终局 | zhōng jú | endgame; conclusion; outcome; final part of a chess game |
| 临终 | lín zhōng | approaching one's end; with one foot in the grave |
| 始终如一 | shǐ zhōng rú yī | unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
| 终南山 | Zhōng nán shān | Zhongnan mountain, near Xi'an; also known as Taiyi Mountain |
| 终极 | zhōng jí | ultimate; final |
| 不可终日 | bù kě zhōng rì | be unable to carry on even for a single day; be in a desperate situation |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last; in the end; finally; eventually |
一日为师，
终身为父 | yī rì wéi shī ,
zhōng shēn wéi fù | lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom) |
| 不终天年 | bù zhōng tiān nián | to die before one’s allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom) |
| 以失败而告终 | yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng | to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback |
| 哑终端 | yā zhōng duān | dumb terminal |
| 善始善终 | shàn shǐ shàn zhōng | where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish. |
| 寿终正寝 | shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn | to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age |
带着希望去旅行，
比到达终点更美好 | dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng ,
bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo | It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. |
| 从一而终 | cóng yī ér zhōng | faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) |
| 慎终追远 | shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn | to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites |
| 忧苦以终 | yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng | worried to death (idiom) |
| 曲终奏雅 | qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ | perfect finish (idiom) |
| 最终幻想 | Zuì zhōng Huàn xiǎng | Final Fantasy (video game) |
| 有始有终 | yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng | where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish. |
| 有始无终 | yǒu shǐ wú zhōng | to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span |
| 有情人终成眷属 | yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ | if there are lovers, love will find find a way to come together (idiom) |
| 期终 | qī zhōng | end of a fixed term |
| 为德不终 | wéi dé bù zhōng | to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span |
牡丹虽好，
终须绿叶扶持 | mǔ dan suī hǎo ,
zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí | Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others. |
| 终傅 | zhōng Fù | last rites (Christian ceremony) |
| 终南 | Zhōng nán | Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an |
| 终南捷径 | zhōng nán jié jìng | lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion |
| 终场锣声 | zhōng chǎng luó shēng | the final bell (esp. in sports competition) |
| 终天 | zhōng tiān | all day long; all one's life |
| 终天之恨 | zhōng tiān zhī hèn | eternal regret |
| 终审法院 | zhōng shěn fǎ yuàn | Court of Final Appeal |
| 终年积雪 | zhōng nián jī xuě | permanent snow-cover |
| 终成泡影 | zhōng chéng pào yǐng | finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing; pie in the sky |
