adverb, particle, verb · in the end; finally; after all

只要努力，梦想终会实现。

adverb, verb · to finish, conclude, or come to a completion

那场激烈的学术争论最终以双方握手言和而终。

noun · the terminal or last part of a sequence or distance

在漫长旅途之终，我们终于见到了大海。

idiom · the entire duration of a period from beginning to end

他终其一生都在为寻找失散的亲人而努力。