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究竟 (jiū jìng): After all (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

究 • jiū • to investigate thoroughly, to study in depth
jiū究

to investigate thoroughly, to study in depth

竟 • jìng • unexpectedly; actually; in the end
jìng竟

unexpectedly; actually; in the end

Word Info

Pinyinjiū jìng
Meaningafter all; when all is said and done
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 4 Words

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  • 超过chāo guòexceed
  • 乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
  • 到处dào chùeverywhere
  • 打扮dǎ banto decorate
  • 安全ān quánsafe; security
  • 厨房chú fángkitchen
  • 精彩jīng cǎibrilliant
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 究竟.

Words with 究
  • 研究yán jiūto study
  • 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student
  • 讲究jiǎng jiube particular about; to pay attention to
终究
zhōng jiū
eventually; in the end; after all
  • 追究zhuī jiūlook into; find out; investigate
  • 探究tàn jiūexplore
  • 深究shēn jiūprobe deeply; investigate thoroughly
  • 研究员yán jiū yuánresearcher
    • Words with 竟
    • 竟然jìng rán[indicates unexpectedness]
    • 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all; when all is said and done
    • 竟敢jìng gǎnto have the impertinence
    • 有志竟成yǒu zhì jìng chéngPerseverance and determination will lead to success; nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it.
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    jiū jìng(jiu jing)
    1. [adverb]after all; when all is said and done[HSK4]
    2. [adverb/noun]after all; when all is said and done[HSK 3.0 · L4]
    5.

    How to Use 究竟 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    wèn问
    gè个
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    neutral
    ask for the truth
    nòng弄
    gè个
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    informalSpoken
    Adverb + Verbwith是
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    shì是
    shéi谁
    Adverb + Phrasewith怎么回事
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    zěn怎
    me么
    huí回
    shì事
    6.

    Example Sentences with 究竟

    nǐ你
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    xiǎng想
    bù不
    xiǎng想
    get to the bottom of it
    neutral
    who on earth
    informal
    Spoken
    what on earth happened
    hé和
    wǒ我
    men们
    yī一
    qǐ起
    qù去
    ？
    After all, do you want to go with us or not?
    jīng经
    guò过
    zhè这
    me么
    duō多
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    yīng应
    gāi该
    xuǎn选
    zé择
    nǎ哪
    gè个
    fāng方
    àn案
    ne呢
    ？
    After all this discussion, which plan should we choose in the end?
    tā他
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    méi没
    yǒu有
    jiē接
    shòu受
    nà那
    fèn份
    dài待
    yù遇
    yōu优
    hòu厚
    de的
    gōng工
    zuò作
    yāo邀
    qǐng请
    。
    He ultimately did not accept that job offer with excellent benefits.
    zhè这
    fèn份
    bào报
    gào告
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    néng能
    fǒu否
    tōng通
    guò过
    shěn审
    hé核
    ，
    xià下
    zhōu周
    jiù就
    huì会
    yǒu有
    jié结
    guǒ果
    。
    Whether this report can pass the review after all will be known next week.
    suī虽
    rán然
    guò过
    chéng程
    qū曲
    zhé折
    ，
    dàn但
    xiàng项
    mù目
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    hái还
    shì是
    àn按
    shí时
    wán完
    chéng成
    le了
    。
    Although the process was complicated, the project was completed on time after all.