末
mò HSK2

end

末 mò
end directional
the final stage or latter part of a period, process, or event

这项工程预计在今年末完工。

zhè xiàng gōng​chéng yù​jì zài jīn​nián mò wán​gōng.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

powder noun
fine particles, dust, or ground-up fragments

他把药片研磨成了末儿。

tā bǎ yào​piàn yán​mó chéng le mò​r.

He ground the tablet into powder.

tip directional
the physical tip, extremity, or end of an object

我们要抓住事情的核心，千万不能舍本逐末。

wǒ​men yào zhuā​zhù shì​qing de hé​xīn, qiān​wàn bù néng shě běn zhú mò.

We must grasp the core of the matter and avoid attending to trifles while neglecting the essentials.

inessential noun
secondary, non-essential, or unimportant details compared to the core of a matter

讨论这些末事没有意义，我们要重点解决核心矛盾。

tǎo​lùn zhè​xiē mò shì méi​yǒu yì​yì, wǒ​men yào zhòng​diǎn jiě​jué hé​xīn máo​dùn.

It's pointless to discuss these trivialities; we need to focus on solving the core conflict.

opera role noun
a supporting role representing an older man in traditional Chinese opera

他在这个剧目中扮演的是末角。

tā zài zhè gè jù​mù zhōng bàn​yǎn de shì mò​jué.

He plays the 'mo' role (older male) in this play.

Cross-References

Variant of

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,164th most common 121.6 per million
Movie subtitles
1,128th most common 80.5 per million appears in 34% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
7.63 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
121.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+672B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)