(dào dǐ) - after all, in the end, on earth in Mandarin
dàodǐTraditional: 到底
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Translation
after all, in the end, on earth
Word origin
The word 到底 combines 到 'to reach' with 底 'bottom', literally 'reaching the bottom', meaning 'after all, in the end'. 底 has the 广 (shelter) radical with 氐 (dǐ) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 到 (dào, to reach) + 底 (dǐ, bottom: 广 shelter + 氐 phonetic)
Stroke order
到
底
Examples
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Who on earth is it?
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What on earth happened?
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What exactly do you want?
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Are you coming or not?
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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.
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