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- 到底
到底
dào dǐ
Meaning
- finally
- to the end
Definition
副词，表示最终、终于；用于疑问句加强语气；表示毕竟、终究。
Adverb, meaning 'finally' or 'after all'; used in questions for emphasis; meaning 'after all' or 'in the end'.
Usage
用于肯定句表示最终结果；用于疑问句表示追问或强调；用于陈述句表示强调事实或本质。
Used in affirmative sentences to indicate a final result; used in interrogatives to press for an answer or emphasize; used in declarative sentences to stress a fact or essence.
Examples
- 1 经过一番努力，他到底成功了。 (After a lot of effort, he finally succeeded.)
- 2 你到底去不去看电影？ (Are you going to the movies or not?)
- 3 小孩子到底还是小孩子，天真可爱。 (Children are children after all, innocent and cute.)
- 4 你到底想说什么？ (What exactly do you want to say?)
- 5 他的建议到底还是被采纳了。 (His suggestion was finally adopted.)
- 6 不管怎么说，我们到底是一家人。 (No matter what, we are family after all.)
- 7 你到底有没有在听我说话？ (Are you actually listening to me?)
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