Difference between revisions of "Expressing "finally" with "zhongyu""
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{{Similar|Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu"}} | {{Similar|Comparing "zongsuan" and “zhongyu"}} |
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终于(zhōngyú) 表示经过很长时间的等待最后实现了愿望,通常都是说话人期待发生的事情,含喜悦、满意的感情色彩。
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跟英文的"finally"不一样的是,终于(zhōngyú) 不能单独使用,也不能放在主语前面或者句子的最后。而且,它必须要跟“了“连用,表示事情已经发生了。
Subj. + 终于 + Predicate + 了
The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
Examples
- 你 终于 到 了 !You finally arrived!
- 咱们 终于 见面 了 !We finally met each other!
- 你们 终于 明白 了 。You finally understood.
- 作业 终于 做 完 了 !I finally finished my homework!
- 飞机 终于 起飞 了 !The plane is finally taking off!
- 你们 终于 决定 了 。You finally made your decision.
- 饭 终于 做 好 了 。我 快 饿 死了 。Dinner is finally ready. I'm starving.
- 这个 愿望 终于 实现 了 !This dream finally came true!
- 我们 找 了 两 个 多 小时 ,终于 找到 了 那 家 店 。We'd been looking for that shop for more than two hours. We finally found it.
- 这些 问题 终于 解决 了 。我们 应该 庆祝 一下 。These problems are finally resolved. We should celebrate it.