mò
末代
end; last part; final
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
4 senses · 8 examplesnoun
the last part; the end
Refers to the physical tip or end of something, or the final segment of a time period.
Qǐng请
yòng用
bǐ笔
de的
mò末
duān端
chuō戳
yī一
xià下
。
Please poke it with the end of the pen.
Wǒ我
zài在
yuè月
mò末
huì会
jiāo交
zuò作
yè业
。
I will submit my homework at the end of the month.
adjective
last; final
Used to describe the final item in a sequence or rank.
Tā他
dé得
le了
běn本
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
mò末
míng名
。
He got the last place in this competition.
Zhè这
shì是
běn本
juǎn卷
de的
mò末
zhāng章
。
This is the final chapter of this volume.
noun
minor details; nonessentials
Used in contrast with 'ben' (本, the root/essence). Often in the fixed expression '本末倒置'.
Bù不
yào要
běn本
mò末
dào倒
zhì置
。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
mò末
jié节
wèn问
tí题
。
This is just a minor issue.
noun
the last generation of a dynasty; the declining period
literarySpecifically refers to the final, often declining, stage of a historical dynasty.
Míng明
cháo朝
de的
mò末
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
shì是
Chóng崇
zhēn祯
。
The last emperor of the Ming dynasty was Chongzhen.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
gè个
guì贵
zú族
jiā家
tíng庭
de的
mò末
dài代
zǐ子
sūn孙
。
He is the last descendant of this noble family.