Usages of zhōngyú
我 以为 她 不 来 了， 但是 她 终于 到 了。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
我们 终于 见面 了。wǒmen zhōngyú jiànmiàn le.
We finally met.
虽然 她 先 申请 失败 了， 但是 后来 又 申请 了 一 次， 终 于 成功 了。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
过 了 几 个 月， 她 终于 适应 了 校园 的 环境。Guò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.
她 吃 了 药 以后， 晚上 终于 退烧 了。tā chī le yào yǐhòu, wǎnshang zhōngyú tuìshāo le.
After taking the medicine, her fever finally went down in the evening.
休息 了 两 天 以后， 她 的 身体 终于 好转 了。xiūxi le liǎng tiān yǐhòu, tā de shēntǐ zhōngyú hǎozhuǎn le.
After resting for two days, her condition finally improved.
她 在 邮局 门口 等 了 很 久， 终于 把 包裹 寄出去 了。Tā zài yóujú ménkǒu děng le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù le.
She waited at the entrance of the post office for a long time and finally mailed the package out.
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