终于(zhōngyú) 表示经过很长时间的等待最后实现了愿望，通常都是说话人期待发生的事情，含喜悦、满意的感情色彩。

Structure

跟英文的"finally"不一样的是，终于(zhōngyú) 不能单独使用，也不能放在主语前面或者句子的最后。而且，它必须要跟“了“连用，表示事情已经发生了。

Examples

你终于到了！Nǐ zhōngyú dào le!You finally arrived!
咱们终于见面了！Zánmen zhōngyú jiànmiàn le!We finally met each other!
你们终于明白了。Nǐmen zhōngyú míngbai le.You finally understood.
作业终于做完了！Zuòyè zhōngyú zuò wán le!I finally finished my homework!
飞机终于起飞了！Fēijī zhōngyú qǐfēi le!The plane is finally taking off!
你们终于决定了。Nǐmen zhōngyú juédìng le.You finally made your decision.
饭终于做好了。我快饿死了。Fàn zhōngyú zuò hǎo le. Wǒ kuài è sǐ le.Dinner is finally ready. I'm starving.
这个愿望终于实现了！Zhège yuànwàng zhōngyú shíxiàn le!This dream finally came true!
我们找了两个多小时，终于找到了那家店。Wǒmen zhǎo le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí, zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà jiā diàn.We'd been looking for that shop for more than two hours. We finally found it.
这些问题终于解决了。我们应该庆祝一下。Zhèxiē wèntí zhōngyú jiějué le. Wǒmen yīnggāi qìngzhù yīxià.These problems are finally resolved. We should celebrate it.

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