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到头来

dào tóu lái

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 到頭來

到头来 (dào tóu lái) means "in the end; finally; as a result". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 到头来 means

1. in the end
2. finally
3. as a result

The characters in 到头来

• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

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