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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

终究 [zhōngjiū]
  1. 1. adverb in the end
    自然资源终究会枯竭。
    Natural resources will run out in the end.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

终究 [zhōngjiū]
  1. 1. eventually; in the end; after all
    一个人的力量终究有限。
    The strength of the individual is limited after all.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

终究 [zhōngjiū]
  1. 1. 终归;毕竟
    胜利终究属于人民。

Examples

这样下去终究不是长局。
This can't be kept long.
私吞集体财产终究会得到法律的制裁!
He who appropriates collective goods will be punished by the law!
你不要再枉费心机了,不属于你的东西终究是得不到的。
Stop wasting your time and spirit. You can't get what does not belong to you.
他曾许诺来看她,可是终究没来。
He promised to visit her, but he never came.
等待终究不是办法
陈规陋习终究要被社会淘汰。
Whatever you may think, he's innocent.
不管你怎样想,他终究是无辜的。
in the long run
终究

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