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归根到底

guī gēn dào dǐ

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 歸根到底

归根到底 (guī gēn dào dǐ) means "after all; in the final analysis; ultimately". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 归根到底 means

1. after all
2. in the final analysis
3. ultimately

The characters in 归根到底

• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…

Where 归根到底 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · guǎng–Guó (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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