結束

See also: 结束

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	bunch; (a measure word); to bind bunch; (a measure word); to bind; to control
trad. (結束)		結	束
simp. (结束)		结	束
anagram		束結／束结

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): git³ cuk¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): get² zuuk²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet-suk / kiat-suk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-sok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gag⁴ sog⁴

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-soq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéshù
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-shu⁴
    • Yale: jyé-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeshuh
    • Palladius: цзешу (czešu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ cuk¹
    • Yale: git chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: get² zuuk²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ket̚⁵⁵ t͡sɵk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-suk
    • Hakka Romanization System: gied^ˋ sug^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² suk̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-suk
    • Hakka Romanization System: giad^ˋ sug^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ sug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² suk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-sok
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-sok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatsog
    • IPA (Kinmen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵⁴ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gag⁴ sog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kak sok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kak̚²⁻⁴ sok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-soq₇
    • MiniDict: cih^入 soh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-soq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ soʔ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

結束

1. (transitive, intransitive) to end; to conclude; to terminate; to finish; to bring to an end; to come to an end; to put an end to

   圓滿結束／圆满结束  ―  yuánmǎn jiéshù  ―  to come to a successful end

2. (archaic) to dress up; to deck out; to make up
3. (archaic) to pack up (for a journey)

Synonyms

• (to end):

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• 了卻 / 了却 (liǎoquè)
• 了斷 / 了断 (liǎoduàn)
• 了結 / 了结 (liǎojié)
• 交代 (jiāodài) (humorous)
• 告終 / 告终 (gàozhōng)
• 完了 (wánliǎo)
• 完畢 / 完毕 (wánbì)
• 完結 / 完结 (wánjié)
• 收兵 (shōubīng) (figurative)
• 收場 / 收场 (shōuchǎng)
• 收束 (shōushù)
• 煞 (Hokkien)
• 煞事 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 終 / 终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 結 / 结
• 結絕 / 结绝 (jiéjué) (literary)
• 結腳 / 结脚 (jie² juo²) (Sichuanese)
• 罷 / 罢

• (to dress up):

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• 修飾 / 修饰 (xiūshì)
• 打刷 (Xinzhou)
• 打扮
• 扮靚 / 扮靓 (bànliàng) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 扮飾 / 扮饰 (bànshì)
• 捯飭 / 捯饬 (dáochi) (colloquial)
• 梳妝 / 梳妆 (shūzhuāng)
• 結果 / 结果 (obsolete)
• 裝扮 / 装扮 (zhuāngbàn)
• 裝束 / 装束 (zhuāngshù) (formal)
• 裝飾 / 装饰 (zhuāngshì)
• 裝點 / 装点 (zhuāngdiǎn)
• 點綴 / 点缀 (diǎnzhuì)

• (to pack up):

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• 整裝 / 整装 (zhěngzhuāng)
• 束裝 / 束装 (shùzhuāng) (literary)
• 治裝 / 治装 (zhìzhuāng) (literary)
• 裝束 / 装束 (zhuāngshù) (literary)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to end”): 開始／开始 (kāishǐ)

Derived terms

• 結束語 / 结束语 (jiéshùyǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (結束):

• → Japanese: 結束(けっそく) (kessoku)
• → Korean: 결속(結束) (gyeolsok)
• → Vietnamese: kết thúc (結束)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	束
けつ > けっ Grade: 4	そく Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けっそく [kèssókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞sːo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

結(けっ)束(そく) • (kessoku) 

1. bundling and binding together
2. bond, union, unity, cohesiveness, solidarity

Verb

結(けっ)束(そく)する • (kessoku suru) suru (stem 結(けっ)束(そく)し (kessoku shi), past 結(けっ)束(そく)した (kessoku shita))

1. bundle and bind together
2. unite, band together

See also

• 一致結束(いっちけっそく) (itchikessoku)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.