去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 最后 最後 zuì hòu final / last / finally / ultimate syn 成 chéng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 到底 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last syn 结束 結束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close syn 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening / last night syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 终于 終於 zhōng yú at last / in the end / finally / eventually syn 算是 suàn shì considered to be / at last syn 去年 qù nián last year syn 上次 shàng cì last time 毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation / to graduate / to finish school syn 上周 shàng zhōu last week 完毕 完畢 wán bì to finish / to end / to complete syn 持续 持續 chí xù to continue / to persist / to last / sustainable / preservation syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 临时 臨時 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc syn 总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last / finally / on the whole syn 末日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday syn 了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up syn 上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month 突击 突擊 tū jī sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly syn 上星期 shàng xīng qī last week / previous week 延续 延續 yán xù to continue / to go on / to last syn 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 一贯 一貫 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent syn 遗言 遺言 yí yán words of the deceased / last words of the dying / wisdom of past sages syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 完结 完結 wán jié to finish / to conclude / completed syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 不朽 bù xiǔ to last forever / eternal / enduring syn 昨夜 zuó yè last night syn 停机 停機 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 忍无可忍 忍無可忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw 奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī dying / at one's last gasp syn 自始至终 自始至終 zì shǐ zhì zhōng from start to finish (idiom) syn 收尾 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish syn 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late / first and last / priority / in succession / one after another syn 断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 末期 mò qī end (of a period) / last part / final phase syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 长存 長存 cháng cún to last for a long time / to endure / to exist forever syn 追悼 zhuī dào to mourn / to pay last respects syn 名列 míng liè to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group) syn 上月 shàng yuè last month 上下班 shàng xià bān to start and finish work 赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom) / to exterminate / to eradicate / ruthless syn 导火线 導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw syn 末梢 mò shāo tip / end / last few days syn 咽气 嚥氣 yàn qì to die / to breathe one's last syn 前年 qián nián the year before last 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 有始有终 有始有終 yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 空前绝后 空前絕後 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated / the first and the last / unmatched / unique syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 始终如一 始終如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom) syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 末世 mò shì last phase (of an age) syn 历时 歷時 lì shí to last / to take (time) / period / diachronic 戈尔巴乔夫 戈爾巴喬夫 gē ěr bā qiáo fū Gorbachev / Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-2022), last president of the Soviet Union 1991-1995 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) / outdoing one another syn 善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom) / to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish. syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 扫尾 掃尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work / to round off syn 上年 shàng nián last year syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 出殡 出殯 chū bìn to accompany a deceased person to his last resting place / to hold a funeral syn 末班车 末班車 mò bān chē last bus or train / last chance 不得已而为之 不得已而為之 bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī to have no other choice / to be the last resort 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment syn 责令 責令 zé lìng to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth syn 下旬 xià xún last third of the month 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end 血书 血書 xuè shū letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 去年底 qù nián dǐ late last year / the end of last year 到了 dào liǎo at last / finally / in the end 尾页 尾頁 wěi yè last page 几个月 幾個月 jǐ ge yuè several months / the last few months 吃完 chī wán to finish eating 上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above 年来 年來 nián lái this past year / over the last years 上世纪 上世紀 shàng shì jì last century 做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task 末页 末頁 mò yè last page 写完 寫完 xiě wán to finish writing 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam 最近几年 最近幾年 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years / last several years / recent years 崇祯 崇禎 chóng zhēn Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644) 