How to pronounce jie shu (结束) in Chinese

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结束

jié shù

Characters & meanings

jiéT2

to tie; to conclude

shùT4

surname Shu

Common mistake

Rising + falling (2-4): jié climbs (palatal j), then shù falls with the retroflex sh into a pure u — the rise-then-drop arc gives the word its sense of closure.

Example sentence

会议结束了。

Huìyì jiéshù le.

The meeting is over.

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