end; outcome (often negative)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
end; outcome; fate (usually negative or shameful)
Often collocates with adjectives like 好, 坏, 可耻, 悲惨. The neutral tone on 'chang' distinguishes it from the verb reading.
Zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
de的
zuì罪
fàn犯
zuì最
zhōng终
luò落
dé得
rú如
cǐ此
xià下
chang场
，
zhēn真
shì是
zuì罪
yǒu有
yīng应
dé得
。
The criminal who committed countless evils ended up with this fate, which is truly deserved.
Bèi背
pàn叛
péng朋
you友
de的
rén人
bù不
huì会
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chang场
。
People who betray their friends will not come to a good end.
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Tā他
tān贪
wū污
shòu受
huì贿
，
zuì最
hòu后
de的
xià下
chang场
jiù就
shì是
láng锒
dāng铛
rù入
yù狱
。
He embezzled and took bribes; his final fate was to be thrown in jail.
Lì历
shǐ史
de的
jiào教
xùn训
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
men们
，
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chang场
。
The lessons of history tell us that aggressors never come to a good end.