Is 结尾 a (separable) verb?

Question

Tatoeba has the sentence

这个故事仓促地结了尾。

wherein 结尾 is being used as a separable verb. Honestly, before seeing this sentence, I didn't even realize 结尾 could be used as a verb.

CC-CEDICT includes a verb definition for 结尾:

CC-CEDICT 结尾: (jié​wěi)​ ending / coda / to wind up

But ChatGPT thinks it's unusual:

... In the sentence "这个故事仓促地结了尾," the usage of "结了尾" is a bit unusual. The more common expression would be "故事仓促地结束了" (The story ended hastily). ...

And it has been hard finding examples of 结尾 being used as a verb online, such as at YouDao and Baidu.

My Pleco dictionary ("GF") has a verb definition 结束；完成最后的工作; one example sentence is 这件事由我来结尾。

Question: Is 结尾 a (separable) verb?

Maybe it's worth knowing this rare usage exists, but I shouldn't use it or I'll get marked down.

Answer 1

If you search the corpus, "结了尾" exists but is very rare:

报道还再次对于为躲避右翼攻击，古义人一直是如何“处世”的做了点评，最后以“应该学习内弟不怕再次被刺的勇气”结了尾 。

结尾了 is much more common:

时间已经很紧了，再举出几件事实，再引述一句他的话，就只好这样结尾了。

但这几天实在是精疲力尽，便草草结尾了。

只要你们把这个吊桥砍断，就有可能以喜剧结尾了。

I think "结了尾" is corrupted from "收了尾". As verbs, both "结尾" and "收尾" can mean to finish something. However, 收尾 is officially a separable verb and "收了尾" is more common than "结了尾":

她脸绯红了，飞快地将故事收了尾。

双方都不再贸然出击，上半场就这样略显沉闷地收了尾。

Also a few phrases derived from 收尾:

必须承认，王传志是个很能干的人，为国家做出了重大贡献。部党组希望他能收个豹尾 。(豹尾 is used to describe a strong, remarkable ending.)

我狂热地写作：十幕剧，收不住尾的长篇小说，一卷又一卷短篇小说，大量的诗歌。(收不住尾 = unable to write an ending to a novel.)

Answer 2

Is 结尾 a (separable) verb?

Yes. Per 汉典:

• 結 <动> - 植物生长果实, 结果(bear fruit)。

• 结尾 - 结束(ending/terminate).

Similar words - 结(了)案; 结(了)婚; 结(了)帳