(jiū jìng) - actually, in the end, after all in Mandarin

jiūjìng

Traditional: 究竟

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Translation

actually, in the end, after all

Word origin

A compound of 究 to investigate and 竟 to finish, together meaning to get to the bottom of something. As an adverb it presses for the final truth.

Origin: compound
Root: 究 (jiū, investigate) + 竟 (jìng, finish)

Stroke order

究

竟

Examples

？

What on earth do you want?

？

Who actually did this?

？

Where on earth did he go?

。

Nobody yet knows the truth of the matter.

？

What on earth should we do?

究竟 (jiūjìng) means actually, in the end, after all. It sharpens a question, pushing for the real answer.

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This word is part of lesson 23.