到底 (dào dǐ): In the end (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 2

dào到

to arrive; to get to

HSK 4

dǐ底

bottom

4.

How to Use 到底 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith问

wèn问

ge个

dào到

dǐ底

neutral

get to the bottom of it

Subject + Adverb + Verbwith是

nǐ你

dào到

dǐ底

shì是

shéi谁

Adverb + Verb Phrasewith怎么

dào到

dǐ底

zěn怎

me么

le了

Adverb + Verb + Complementwith行

dào到

dǐ底

xíng行

bu不

xíng行

5.

Example Sentences with 到底

tā他

kǎo考

lǜ虑

le了

hěn很

cháng长

shí时

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How to Use 到底 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith问

wèn问

ge个

dào到

dǐ底

neutral

get to the bottom of it

Subject + Adverb + Verbwith是

nǐ你

dào到

dǐ底

shì是

shéi谁

Adverb + Verb Phrasewith怎么

dào到

dǐ底

zěn怎

me么

le了

Adverb + Verb + Complementwith行

dào到

dǐ底

xíng行

bu不

xíng行

5.

Example Sentences with 到底

tā他

kǎo考

lǜ虑

le了

hěn很

cháng长

shí时

neutral

who on earth are you

informal

Spoken

what on earth happened

informal

Spoken

is it possible or not

jiān间

，

dào到

dǐ底

hái还

shì是

jué决

dìng定

qù去

Běi北

jīng京

gōng工

zuò作

。

He thought about it for a long time, and in the end, he still decided to go to Beijing to work.

jīng经

guò过

jǐ几

gè个

yuè月

de的

nǔ努

lì力

，

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dào到

dǐ底

hái还

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

le了

。

After several months of effort, this project succeeded in the end.

tā他

dào到

dǐ底

méi没

lái来

cān参

jiā加

jù聚

huì会

，

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

hěn很

shī失

wàng望

。

He didn't come to the party in the end, which disappointed everyone.

suī虽

rán然

yù遇

dào到

le了

hěn很

duō多

kùn困

nán难

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

dào到

dǐ底

wán完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wu务

。

Although we encountered many difficulties, we completed the task in the end.

wǒ我

dào到

dǐ底

hái还

shì是

jué决

dìng定

jiē接

shòu受

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xīn薪

shuǐ水

bù不

gāo高

。

I decided to accept this job in the end, even though the salary is not high.

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