Chinese word dictionary

究竟

jiūjìng · to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result

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Word information

Simplified究竟

Traditional究竟

Pinyinjiūjìng

Part of speech副

HSK 3.04, 5

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

究jiū

to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all

竟jìng

finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected

How to learn 究竟

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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竟然jìngrán

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to

研究yánjiū

research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into

研究生yánjiūshēng

graduate student; postgraduate student; research student

毕竟bìjìng

after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis

讲究jiǎngjiu

to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen

追究zhuījiū

to investigate; to look into