终成泡影 zhōngchéngpàoyǐng to come to nothing Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 终 終 zhōng adverb eventually eventually; after all; in the end; used to indicate a final result or realization成 chéng verbparticle to become to become; to turn into; to change into泡影 pàoyǐng nothing hope or plan that has vanished or failed to materialize; often used in the phrase 成为泡影 chéngwéipàoyǐng to come to nothing or fizzle out