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究竟 (jiūjìng) — how to say "after all" in Chinese
究竟
After all, exactly
modal adverb · noun
1. after all; actually; exactlyHSK 3.0 · level 4
modal adverb
2. outcome; actual facts; truthHSK 3.0 · level 5
noun
How to use it
Goes before the verb and shows the speaker's attitude.
你究竟想说什么？
nǐ jiū jìng xiǎng shuō shén me
What exactly do you want to say?
Character composition
究
to investigate, to get to the bottom of
竟
in the end, after all
Radicals / Keys
穴
Cave
#116 · xué · 5 strokes
音
Sound
#180 · yīn · 9 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
究竟怎么办
jiūjìng zěnme bàn
what on earth to do
究竟为什么
jiūjìng wèi shénme
why on earth
Examples
他考虑了很长时间，究竟还是决定接受那份在外地的工作。
He thought about it for a long time, and after all decided to accept that job in another city.
这究竟是怎么回事？
What on earth happened?
Frequently asked questions
After all meaning in Chinese
"after all" in Chinese is 究竟 (jiūjìng).
究竟 meaning in English
究竟 (jiūjìng) means "After all, exactly".
How is 究竟 pronounced?
It is pronounced jiūjìng (written as jiujing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "after all" in Chinese characters?
It is written 究竟: 究 has 7 strokes, 竟 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 究竟?
究竟 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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