結束

See also: 结束

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	bunch; (a measure word); to bind bunch; (a measure word); to bind; to control
trad. (結束)		結	束
simp. (结束)		结	束
anagram		束結／束结

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): git³ cuk¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): get² zuuk²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet-suk / kiat-suk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-sok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gag⁴ sog⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷ciq-soq / ⁷ciq-soq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéshù
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-shu⁴
    • Yale: jyé-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeshuh
    • Palladius: цзешу (czešu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ cuk¹
    • Yale: git chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: get² zuuk²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ket̚⁵⁵ t͡sɵk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-suk
    • Hakka Romanization System: gied` sug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² suk̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-suk
    • Hakka Romanization System: giad` sug`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² suk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-sok
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-sok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatsog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gag⁴ sog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kak sok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kak̚²⁻⁴ sok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-soq
    • MiniDict: cih^入 soh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-soq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ soʔ⁴⁴/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-soq₇
    • MiniDict: cih^入 soh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

結束

1. (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

   圓滿結束／圆满结束  ―  yuánmǎn jiéshù  ―  to come to a successful end

2. (archaic) to dress up; to deck out; to make up
3. (archaic) to pack up (for a journey)

Synonyms

• (to end):

• 了卻／了却 (liǎoquè)
• 了斷／了断 (liǎoduàn)
• 了結／了结 (liǎojié)
• 交代 (jiāodài) (humorous)
• 告終／告终 (gàozhōng)
• 完了 (wánliǎo)
• 完畢／完毕 (wánbì)
• 完結／完结 (wánjié)
• 收場／收场 (shōuchǎng)
• 收束 (shōushù)
• 煞 (Hokkien)
• 煞事 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 結／结
• 結絕／结绝 (jiéjué) (literary)
• 結腳／结脚 (jie² juo²) (Sichuanese)
• 罷／罢

 

• (to dress up):

• 修飾／修饰 (xiūshì)
• 打刷 (Xinzhou)
• 打扮
• 扮靚／扮靓 (bànliàng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 扮飾／扮饰 (bànshì)
• 捯飭／捯饬 (dáochi) (colloquial)
• 梳妝／梳妆 (shūzhuāng)
• 結果／结果 (obsolete)
• 裝扮／装扮 (zhuāngbàn)
• 裝束／装束 (zhuāngshù) (formal)
• 裝飾／装饰 (zhuāngshì)
• 裝點／装点 (zhuāngdiǎn)
• 點綴／点缀 (diǎnzhuì)

 

• (to pack up):

• 整裝／整装 (zhěngzhuāng)
• 束裝／束装 (shùzhuāng) (literary)
• 治裝／治装 (zhìzhuāng) (literary)
• 裝束／装束 (zhuāngshù) (literary)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to end"): 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)

Derived terms

• 結束語／结束语 (jiéshùyǔ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (結束):

• → Japanese: 結束(けっそく) (kessoku)
• → Korean: 결속(結束) (gyeolsok)
• → Vietnamese: kết thúc (結束)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	束
けつ > けっ Grade: 4	そく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

結(けっ)束(そく) • (kessoku) 

1. bundling and binding together
2. bond, union, unity, cohesiveness, solidarity

Verb

結(けっ)束(そく)する • (kessoku suru) suru (stem 結(けっ)束(そく)し (kessoku shi), past 結(けっ)束(そく)した (kessoku shita))

1. bundle and bind together
2. unite, band together

See also

• 一致結束(いっちけっそく) (itchikessoku)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.