Adv.after all; when all is said and done

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 究竟.
究 stroke order svg
竟 stroke order svg

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How to Use 究竟 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 究竟 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
wèn
jiū
jìng
neutral
ask for the truth
nòng
jiū
jìng
informalSpoken
get to the bottom of it
Adverb + Verbwith
jiū
jìng
shì
shuí
neutral
who on earth
Adverb + Phrasewith怎么回事
jiū
jìng
zěn
me
huí
shì
informalSpoken
what on earth happened

Example Sentences with 究竟

jiū
jìng
shì
shuí
Who are you exactly?
jīng
guò
zhè
me
duō
tǎo
lùn
men
jiū
jìng
yīng
gāi
xuǎn
fāng
àn
ne
After all this discussion, which plan should we choose in the end?
jiū
jìng
méi
yǒu
jiē
shòu
fèn
dài
yōu
hòu
de
gōng
zuò
yāo
qǐng
He ultimately did not accept that job offer with excellent benefits.
jiū
jìng
wèi
shén
me
méi
lái
Why exactly didn't he come?
zhè
fèn
bào
gào
jiū
jìng
néng
fǒu
tōng
guò
shěn
xià
zhōu
jiù
huì
yǒu
jié
guǒ
Whether this report can pass the review after all will be known next week.
jiū
jìng
shì
xiǎng
shān
hái
shì
gèng
yuàn
zài
jiā
xiū
xi
After all, do you want to go hiking, or would you rather rest at home?
men
jiū
jìng
gāi
zěn
me
zuò
cái
néng
jiě
jué
zhè
ge
wèn
How exactly should we do to solve this problem?
suī
rán
guò
chéng
zhé
dàn
xiàng
jiū
jìng
hái
shì
àn
shí
wán
chéng
le
Although the process was complicated, the project was completed on time after all.