终归

終歸

zhōngguī

adverb #18,241

Meanings

1 in the end
2 ultimately
3 after all

Characters

to return; to belong to

Examples

他终归还是回来了。

Tā zhōngguī háishi huílái le.

He came back in the end after all.

纸终归包不住火。

Zhǐ zhōngguī bāo bú zhù huǒ.

Paper ultimately cannot wrap fire (the truth will come out).

Tips

usage

终归 is interchangeable with 终究 (zhōngjiū) and 毕竟 (bìjìng). 终归 is slightly more literary; 毕竟 is the most common in spoken Chinese.

Stroke Order

终 zhōng

归 guī