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

HSK 1

他终归还是回来了。

Tā zhōngguī háishi huílái le.

He came back in the end after all.

HSK 3

纸终归包不住火。

Zhǐ zhōngguī bāo búzhù huǒ.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

终 zhōng

归 guī