到底 - Mandarin word #267

到底

dàodǐ

Traditional: 到底

HSK 3

#267 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

after all, in the end, on earth

Stroke order

到

底

？

Who on earth is it?

？

What on earth happened?

？

What exactly do you want?

？

Are you coming or not?

？

What on earth is he thinking?

到底 (dào dǐ) means after all, in the end, on earth. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

就

then, just, exactly, as soon as

然后

then, after that, afterwards

一直

always, continuously, all along

真

really, truly, genuine

最后

last, finally, in the end

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 6.