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究竟

jiū jìng

HSK 4 2-character word

What 究竟 means

1. to go to the bottom of a matter
2. after all
3. when all is said and done
4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
5. outcome
6. result

The characters in 究竟

• 究jiūafter all; to investigate; to study carefully
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to

Example sentences

• 究竟谁要负责？
  Who exactly is responsible?
• 汤姆究竟在做什么？
  Tāngmǔ jiūjìng zài zuò shénme?
  What exactly does Tom do?
• 汤姆究竟在做什幺？
  What exactly does Tom do?
• 那里究竟发生了什么事？
  Nàli jiūjìng fāshēng le shénme shì?
  What exactly happened there?
• 汤姆和玛丽究竟在计划做什么？
  Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlì jiūjìng zài jìhuà zuò shénme?
  What exactly are Tom and Mary planning to do?
• 汤姆和玛丽究竟在计划做什幺？
  What exactly are Tom and Mary planning to do?

Words containing 究竟

• 一探究竟yī tàn jiū jìngto check out; to investigate