HSK 6 · Transport

终点 zhōngdiǎn “finish line” in Chinese

Traditional 終點

What 终点 means

  1. finish line
  2. destination
  3. end point
  4. the end
  5. finishing line (in a race)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • terminus

Measure word 个 gè · 一个终点 yí ge zhōngdiǎn

How to say 终点

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale终zhōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

终点 in a sentence

  1. 自行车冲向了终点。

    Zìxíngchē chōngxiàng le zhōngdiǎn.

    The cyclist raced towards the finish line.

    Sentence #1946786 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 两位跑手同时到达了终点线。

    Liǎng wèi pǎoshǒu tóngshí dàodá le zhōngdiǎnxiàn.

    The two runners reached the finish line at the same time.

    Sentence #617632 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 终点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 终 (zhōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
终zhōngend
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 冬part of the characterSound part
The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 终点

终 8 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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终点 (zhōngdiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 终点 (zhōngdiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 终点

Words with 终

终于zhōngyú · at last最终zuìzhōng · final始终shǐzhōng · from beginning to end终身zhōngshēn · lifelong终止zhōngzhǐ · to terminate终究zhōngjiū · after all

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments

More words: Everyday Things

书shū · book托运tuōyùn · to check in (luggage)向导xiàngdǎo · guide引擎yǐnqíng · engine滞留zhìliú · to be stranded舟zhōu · boat专程zhuānchéng · specially (making a special trip)装卸zhuāngxiè · to load and unload

FAQs

终点 (zhōngdiǎn) means “finish line” or “destination”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhōngdiǎn: zhōng with a 1st tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 终点 is written 終點. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one finish line is 一个终点 (yí ge zhōngdiǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongdian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 终点 from the suggestions. Typing zhongdian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
终点 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.