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The Chinese word zuihou - 最后 - zuìhòu
(last in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

zuìhòu

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English translations

last, finally,
final, lastly, ultimate, in the end

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Chinese characters  ( zuihou / zuìhòu ) with pronunciation (English translation: last )

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最后 ( zuihou / zuìhòu ) is composed of these characters: 最 (zui) , 后 (hou)
最后 ( zuihou / zuìhòu ) in traditional characters
最後
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 最后 ( zuihou / zuìhòu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Zuihou yi ge dao de ren qing guanmen.
Zuìhòu yī gè dào de rén qǐng guānmén.
 – English translation: The last person to arrive please close the door.

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the most  |  behind
最后 ( zuihou / zuìhòu ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 109)
More words that mean last in Chinese
wěi ( 尾 )
More words that mean finally in Chinese
dàodǐ ( 到底 ), zhōngyú ( 终于 )

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