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Usages of jiéshù
你 现在 有空 吗？ 我们 先 结束 这 件 事情， 再 继续。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
电影 八 点 结束。diànyǐng bā diǎn jiéshù.
The movie ends at eight.
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