LAST 最後
END of SEQUENCE in TIME.
Modern Chinese Criteria
LAST
extremus refers to something that is last in a space.
ultimus refers to the outermost part of what is typically represented in the form of a line.
postremus refers to the last in an abstract sequence or row that is completed.
novissimus refers to the most recent one in an uncompleted sequence in time.
Words (5 items)
後 hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu 18 Attributions
- Word relations
- Ant: 先 / 先/PRECEDE
The current word for being first or coming first in time, or for being first in the order of importance, is xiān 先 (ant. hòu 後 "later"). - Ant: 初/BEGIN
Chū 初 (ant. mò 末 "end") is purely chronological and refers to the early stage of something that persists, without indicating any lasting influence of that early stage on later developments. See FIRST
- 簡明古漢語同義詞詞典
(
DUAN DESEN 1992A)
p.
1021 - 古辭辨 Gu ci bian
(
WANG FENGYANG 1993)
p.
602.1 - 古辭辨 Gu ci bian
(
WANG FENGYANG 1993)
p.
602.1
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]militarythe rearguardCH
- vadNthe last
- vadVin the endCH
- vadVsuperlativelast
- vi(of persons) come last, be the last to arrive; (of animals) straddle, be the last in the flock
- vtoNiussiveorder to be last
- vtoNputativeconsider as having only secondary importance, regard as less important
季 jì OC: kʷids MC: ki 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nadNlast, latest
末 mò OC: maad MC: mʷɑt 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNlatterday; latest; final
後末 hòu mò OC: ɡooʔ maad MC: ɦu mʷɑt 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPadNlast QIANFULUN: 後末世
盡 jìn OC: dzinʔ MC: dzin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNlast; ending 盡月 "last moon of the month"