shāwěi

煞尾

Word · Verb · Noun

wind up; final section; coda

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to wind up; to bring to a close; to finish the last part

Refers to completing the final stage of a task, project, or matter.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
duō多
 ,
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
shā煞
wěi尾
le了
 。

There isn't much left to do; we can wrap this up soon.

Gōng工
chéng程
yǐ已
jīng经
shā煞
wěi尾
 ,
xià下
gè个
yuè月
jiù就
néng能
jiāo交
fù付
shǐ使
yòng用
 。

The project is in its final stages and will be ready for use next month.

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Nǐ你
xiān先
zuò做
zhǔ主
tǐ体
bù部
fèn分
 ,
xì细
jié节
bù部
fèn分
yǐ以
hòu后
màn慢
man慢
shā煞
wěi尾
 。

You work on the main body first; we can finish up the details later.

2.

noun

the final tune in a Northern opera suite (北曲套数)

technical

Specific to traditional Chinese opera terminology, referring to the concluding musical piece in a suite.

Zhè这
tào套
běi北
qǔ曲
de的
shā煞
wěi尾
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
màn慢
bǎn板
jié节
zòu奏
 。

The coda of this Northern opera suite adopts a slow tempo.

Shā煞
wěi尾
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
yī一
shǒu首
tào套
qǔ曲
zhōng中
yīn音
yuè乐
zuì最
fēng丰
fù富
de的
bù部
fèn分
 。

The final piece is often the most musically rich section of a suite.

3.

noun

the final section; the ending; the conclusion

Refers to the concluding part of a piece of writing, an event, or a sequence of events.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
shā煞
wěi尾
xiě写
de得
hěn很
yǒu有
lì力
liàng量
 。

The ending of this article was written with great power.

Shì事
qing情
de的
shā煞
wěi尾
chǔ处
lǐ理
de得
bù不
gòu够
yuán圆
mǎn满
 。

The handling of the matter's conclusion was not satisfactory enough.

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Yī一
bù部
hǎo好
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
 ,
kāi开
tóu头
hé和
shā煞
wěi尾
tóng同
yàng样
zhòng重
yào要
 。

In a good novel, the beginning and the ending are equally important.