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究竟

jiū jìng · jiu jing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to go to the bottom of a matter
  2. after all
  3. when all is said and done
  4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  5. outcome
  6. result
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What do you want to eat?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)究竟(jiūjìng)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)菜单(càidān)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, what on earth do you want to eat? We've looked at the menu for half an hour.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)面条(miàntiáo)……也(yě)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    I want noodles… and also dumplings.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)都(dōu)点(diǎn)。

    Then order both.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)吃得下(chīdexià)一个(yígè)。

    But I can only eat one.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)究竟(jiūjìng)要(yào)哪个(nǎge)？

    Then which one do you want, exactly?

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)点(diǎn)面条(miàntiáo)，我(wǒ)点(diǎn)饺子(jiǎozi)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)！

    You order noodles, I order dumplings, and we share!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)里(lǐ)究(jiū)竟(jìng)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)？

What exactly happened there?

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)究(jiū)竟(jìng)要(yào)不(bu)要(yào)去(qù)，还(hái)没(méi)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Whether we should go or not, we still haven't decided.

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