究竟
jiū jìng
Pinyin

Definition

究竟
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jiū jìng
  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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

竟然
jìng rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 in spite of everything
  4. 4 in that crazy way
  5. 5 actually
  6. 6 to go as far as to
毕竟
bì jìng
  1. 1 after all
  2. 2 all in all
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 in the final analysis
研究
yán jiū
  1. 1 research
  2. 2 a study
  3. 3 classifier: 项 xiàng
  4. 4 to research
  5. 5 to look into
研究生
yán jiū shēng
  1. 1 graduate student
  2. 2 postgraduate student
  3. 3 research student
究竟
jiū jìng
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of a matter
  2. 2 after all
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  5. 5 outcome
  6. 6 result

Idioms (4)

有志竟成
yǒu zhì jìng chéng
  1. 1 persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
  1. 1 a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)

Sample Sentences

水星的大气层究竟有多稀薄呢？它只有地球大气层密度的百分之十二。
Shuǐxīng de dàqìcéng jiūjìng yǒu duō xībó ne ？tā zhǐ yǒu dìqiú dàqìcéng mìdù de bǎifēnzhī shíèr 。
How thin the layer of atmosphere is on Mercury? It is 12% of the atmosphere density on Earth.
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究竟剧情会怎么发展呢？敬请期待。记得点击追踪，开启小铃铛，我们下一期再见。
jiūjìng jùqíng huì zěnme fāzhǎn ne ？jìngqǐng qīdài 。jìde diǎnjī zhuīzōng ，kāiqǐ xiǎo língdang ，wǒmen xià yī qī zàijiàn 。
How exactly will the plot develop? Stay tuned. Remember to hit subscribe, and turn on the little bell (for notification). We will see you in the next episode.
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秦宇走到旁边的窗户，往里看，想看个究竟。这一看，让他愣了半天都无法缓过来。
QínYǔ zǒu dào pángbiān de chuānghu ，wǎng lǐ kàn ，xiǎng kàn ge jiūjìng 。zhè yī kàn ，ràng tā lèng le bàntiān dōu wúfǎ huǎn guòlái 。
QinYu then walked to the window on the side and looked into it. He wanted to figure out what actually happened. He was taken aback by what he saw and he didn't recover from the shock until a long time had passed.
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究竟SDR要做些什么，人民币纳入SDR就马上生效了吗？
jiūjìng SDR yào zuò xiē shénme ，rénmínbì nàrù SDR jiù mǎshàng shēngxiào le ma ？
So what are SDR for? When the renminbi is included in SDR is it effective immediately?
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那你倒说说看有机食品究竟有什么优点，让我长长见识。
nà nǐ dào shuō shuo kàn yǒujī shípǐn jiūjìng yǒu shénme yōudiǎn ，ràng wǒ zhǎngzhǎngjiànshi 。
So can you tell me what advantages there actually are for organic food, to give me a bit more insight.
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我也这么觉得，看来又要掀起一轮琅琊热了。话说，剧都追完了，我还不明白“琅玡”究竟是什么意思。
wǒ yě zhème juéde ，kànlai yòu yào xiānqǐ yī lún rè le 。huà shuō ，jù dōu zhuī wán le ，wǒ hái bù míngbái “lángyá ”jiūjìng shì shénme yìsi 。
I think so too, it looks like another wave of Nirvana fever is going to rise. Speaking of that, after finishing the whole show, I still don't understand what the "Langya" in the Chinese title "Langya Bang" means.
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就是因为现在到哪里都要用到手机，才会经常不知道手机究竟放在哪里了。
jiùshì yīnwèi xiànzài dào nǎlǐ dōu yào yòng dào shǒujī ，cái huì jīngcháng bù zhīdào shǒujī jiūjìng fàng zài nǎlǐ le 。
It’s exactly that the mobile phone is used for everything that I’m constantly searching for it.
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他早上突然到我座位，讲了一句”你这个小人”就走了，不知道究竟怎么回事。
tā zǎoshang tūrán dào wǒ zuòwèi ，jiǎng le yī jù ”nǐ zhè ge xiǎorén ”jiù zǒu le ，bù zhīdào jiūjìng zěnmehuíshì 。
This morning he suddenly came to where I was sitting and said "You petty little man" and then walked off. I don't know what happened.
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我听到消息的那当下，真是差点儿没心肌梗塞！我要是怀孕，大概就当场把孩子给生出来了。她究竟以为她是谁呀！才来没多久，就这样作威作福的，根本就是狗仗人势！什么也不会，就占了那间最大的办公室，那我呢？你知道我贡献了多少青春给公司吗？
wǒ tīngdào xiāoxi de nà dāngxià ，zhēn shì chàdiǎnr méi xīnjī gěngsè ！wǒ yào shì huáiyùn ，dàgài jiù dāngchǎng bǎ háizi gěi shēng chūlái le 。tā jiūjìng yǐwéi tā shì shéi ya ！cái lái méi duō jiǔ ，jiù zhèyàng zuòwēi zuòfú de ，gēnběn jiùshì gǒuzhàngrénshì ！shénme yěbùhuì ，jiù zhàn le nà jiān zuìdà de bàngōngshì ，nà wǒ ne ？nǐ zhīdào wǒ gòngxiàn le duōshao qīngchūn gěi gōngsī ma ？
When I heard the news I literally almost had a heart attack! If I'd been pregnant, I probably would have given birth right then and there. Who the hell does she think she is! Strutting about like she owns the place after just having started here, she's relying on the boss' affection for her to get her way! She's completely incompetent, but still has the biggest office and what about me? Do you know how much of my youth I've contributed to this company?
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欸！这是哪门子的积极啊！你究竟活���多痛苦啊？这手段也太极端了吧！
ǎi ！zhè shì nǎménzi de jījí ā ！nǐ jiūjìng huó de duō tòngkǔ ā ？zhè shǒuduàn yě tài jíduān le ba ！
Oh no! What kind of way is that to assert yourself! How miserable is your life? That's a little extreme!
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