End up

Chinese translation: 结果

04:08 Dec 18, 2019
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: End up
How would you translate "end up"/"ended up" to Chinese?
Example: I was going home (originally), but I ended up going somewhere else.
Karina Cunha
Brazil
Local time: 01:39
Chinese translation:结果
Explanation:
There could be different translations for this term, in different context.

For the example:
I was going home (originally), but I ended up going somewhere else.
我本来要回家的,结果却去了其他地方
我本来要回家的,最后却去了其他地方

fyi
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Frank Feng
China
Local time: 12:39
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5 +1最后
Yun Guo
4 +1结果
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
end up
结果


Explanation:
There could be different translations for this term, in different context.

For the example:
I was going home (originally), but I ended up going somewhere else.
我本来要回家的,结果却去了其他地方
我本来要回家的,最后却去了其他地方

fyi


Frank Feng
China
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  clearwater: 到头来
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
end up
最后


Explanation:
最后

The translation for your sentecne:
我本来要回家的,但最后却去了别的地方.

Yun Guo
China
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Chinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cathy Mendelsohn
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