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結束

简结束 · 繁結束

Mandarin · pinyin jié shù

to end; to finish; to conclude

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
束: shù · bind, control, restrain; bale
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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2–4 · jie2 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

git3 cuk1

Cantonese word readings for 結束. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(transitive, intransitive) to end; to conclude; to terminate; to finish; to bring to an end; to come to an end; to put an end to
(archaic) to dress up; to deck out; to make up
(archaic) to pack up (for a journey)

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