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结束 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say jié shù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“结束”用来表示事情的完成或停止。比如，一天的工作结束后，我们可以回家休息。
jí shù lái yòng bǎo shì shì qing de wán chéng huò tóu sǐ. rú guǒ, yī tiān de gōng zuò jié sù hòu, wǒ men kě yǐ huí jiā xiū xi.
"结束" is used to indicate the completion or termination of something. For example, after finishing work for the day, we can go home and rest.
Context note
“结束”常用于描述活动、工作或课程的完成。比如，课程结束后，老师会宣布下课；一天的工作结束后，我们就可以下班了。
jí shù cháng yòng wú róng kè chéng gōng zuò huò qínɡ de wán chéng. rú guǒ, kè chéng jié sù hòu, lǎo shī huì bān xún xià kào; yī tiān de gōng zuò jié sù hòu, wǒ men kě yǐ xià bān le.
"结束" is commonly used to describe the completion of activities, work, or courses. For example, after a class ends, the teacher will announce recess; after finishing work for the day, we can go home.
5 examples
课程结束了。
kè chéng jié shù le。
The class has ended.
一天的工作结束了。
yì tiān de gōng zuò jié shù le。
Work for the day is finished.
会议结束后，大家休息一下。
huì yì jié shù hòu， dà jiā xiū xi yí xià。
After the meeting ends, everyone can take a break.
暑假结束了，新学期开始了。
shǔ jià jié shù le， xīn xué qī kāi shǐ le。
Summer vacation has ended, and the new semester has begun.
电影结束了，我们回家吧。
diàn yǐng jié shù le， wǒ men huí jiā ba。
The movie is over, let's go home.
5 mini stories
妈妈下班了，爸爸结束了一天的工作。
mā ma xià bān le， bà ba jié shù le yì tiān de gōng zuò。
Mom has finished work, and dad has ended his day's work.
小明完成了作业，今天的学习结束了。
xiǎo míng wán chéng le zuò yè， jīn tiān de xué xí jié shù le。
Xiaoming completed his homework, and today's study is over.
老师宣布了考试结束，同学们可以休息了。
lǎo shī xuān bù le kǎo shì jié shù， tóng xué men kě yǐ xiū xi le。
The teacher announced the end of the exam, and students can take a break.
周末结束了，新的一周开始了。
zhōu mò jié shù le， xīn de yì zhōu kāi shǐ le。
The weekend is over, and a new week has begun.
运动会结束了，大家都很高兴。
yùn dòng huì jié shù le， dà jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng。
The sports meet ended, and everyone was happy.