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Expressing "in the end" with 究竟 ("jiu1jing4")

究竟 jiūjìng

Adverb
HSK 4

Structure

究竟 + Question Word 究竟 ＋ Verb ＋ 没 / 不 ＋ Verb Fact ＋ 究竟 + 是 ＋ Fact，……

Definition

究竟用于问句，表示追问到底，或在陈述句中表示最终的结果或真相。

究竟 is used in questions to press for an answer, or in statements to indicate the final result or truth.

Usage

常用于疑问句，询问事情的真相或结果，加强语气。也可用于陈述句，强调最终的事实。

Commonly used in interrogative sentences to ask for the truth or outcome, intensifying the tone. Also used in declarative sentences to emphasize the final fact.

Examples

  • 1 你究竟想说什么？ (What exactly do you want to say?)
  • 2 他究竟去了哪里？ (Where on earth did he go?)
  • 3 这件事究竟是谁干的？ (Who actually did this thing?)
  • 4 经过反复试验，我们究竟找到了解决方法。 (After repeated experiments, we finally found a solution.)
  • 5 他究竟是个好人还是坏人？ (Is he a good person or a bad person in the end?)

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