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title: "Jiewei Meaning: 结尾 (ending) or 解围 (to lift a siege)?"
description: "结尾 (traditional 結尾, jiéwěi) means “ending; end; to wind up”. Not the jiewei you heard? See 解围. Hear its tones, see what 结 and 尾 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiewei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 结尾 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

结尾 jiéwěi

## ending; end; to wind up

## Its characters

1. 结 jié to tie
2. 尾 wěi end

## In a sentence

这部电影的结尾很感人。 The ending of this movie is very moving.

不过，这个故事的**结尾**很不一样：最后，两个年轻人都变成了蝴蝶。

From [梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#library-word-50-52)

[More about 结尾](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%93%E5%B0%BE)

## Other words said jiewei

- [解围jiěwéito lift a siege](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%A3%E5%9B%B4)

## More words with 结 or 尾

- [冻结 dòngjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongjie)
- [结构 jiégòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiegou)
- [结果 jiéguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieguo)
- [结合 jiéhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiehe)
- [结婚 jiéhūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiehun)
- [结局 jiéjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieju)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [结束 jiéshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshu)
- [结算 jiésuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiesuan)
- [团结 tuánjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuanjie)

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