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究竟

jiū jìng

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Radical
Strokes18
HSK 4
Definitions
v
  • to go to the bottom of a matter
adv
  • after all
  • when all is said and done
  • (in an interrogative sentence) finally
n
  • outcome
  • result
Examples

大家都想知道个究竟。

dà jiā dōu xiǎng zhī dào gè jiū jìng.

Everyone wants to know the truth.

究竟是怎么回事?

Jiūjìng shì zěnme huí shì?

What exactly is going on?

你究竟答应不答应?注意是非问句(如“你答应吗?”)里不用“究竟”。

Nǐ jiūjìng dāying bù dāying? Zhùyì shìfēi wènjù (rú 'nǐ dāying ma?') lǐ bù yòng 'jiūjìng'.

Will you agree or not? Note that 'jiujing' is not used in yes-no questions (such as 'Will you agree?').

Strokes: 18HSK 4Frequency #6526Verified
究竟 (jiū jìng) — to go to the bottom of a matter - ISCBJ Dictionary