最终

最終
zuìzhōng
adjective HSK 6 #1,074

Meanings

  1. 1 final; ultimate
  2. 2 eventually; in the end

Examples

HSK 3
Zuìzhōng jiéguǒ hái méiyǒu gōngbù.
The final result has not been announced yet.
HSK 3
Tā zuìzhōng háishi juédìng liúxiàlái.
He ultimately decided to stay.
HSK 5
Jīngguò cháng shíjiān de tǎolùn, wǒmen zuìzhōng dáchéng le yīzhì.
After a long discussion, we finally reached an agreement.

Tips

usage
最终 is more formal than 最后 (zuìhòu). Both mean 'finally/in the end', but 最终 emphasizes the conclusion after a long process, while 最后 simply means 'last'.
grammar
Can be used as an adjective (最终结果 = final result) or adverb (最终决定 = ultimately decided).

Stroke Order

zuì
zhōng