最终

最終
zuìzhōng
adjective HSK 6 #1,074

Meanings

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

Examples

Zuìzhōng jiéguǒ hái méiyǒu gōngbù.
The final result has not been announced yet.
Tā zuìzhōng háishi juédìng liú xiàlái.
He ultimately decided to stay.
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