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到底

dào dǐ · dao di

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. finally
  2. in the end
  3. when all is said and done
  4. after all
  5. to the end
  6. to the last
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A sound in the bag

  1. Dengdeng

    你听(nǐtīng)，有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)！这(zhè)到底(dàodǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Listen, there's a sound! What on earth is it?

  2. Liangliang

    好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)包里(bāolǐ)。你(nǐ)到底(dàodǐ)带了(dàile)什么(shénme)？

    It seems to be in your bag. What did you bring?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就(jiù)带了(dàile)手机(shǒujī)……啊(a)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)！

    I only brought my phone... Ah, it's my alarm!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)设(shè)闹钟(nàozhōng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What did you set an alarm for?

  5. Dengdeng

    提醒(tíxǐng)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)买(mǎi)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)礼物(lǐwù)。

    It reminds me to buy your birthday gift today.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)到底(dàodǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)没有(méiyǒu)？

    So did you buy it or not?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

到(dào)底(dǐ)躲(duǒ)到(dào)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)去(qù)了(le)？

Where in the world could it be hiding?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)什(shén)么(me)意(yì)思(si)？你(nǐ)到(dào)底(dǐ)想(xiǎng)对(duì)我(wǒ)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)？

What do you mean? What do you want to tell me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by feichaishu · English by Objectivesea · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

底
dǐ

background; bottom

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