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究竟

jiūjìng

after all

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Meaning of 究竟 in English

jiūjìngHSK 4+ HSK 5adverb, nounSyllabus #1407
  1. after all
  2. when all is said and done
  3. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  4. outcome
  5. result
  6. to go to the bottom of a matter

Example sentences

  1. 汤姆究竟在做什么？
    tāng mǔ jiū jìng zài zuò shén me？
    What exactly does Tom do?
    Tatoeba #5658824 by verdastelo9604 · #3426073 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 究竟谁要负责？
    jiū jìng shuí yào fù zé？
    Who exactly is responsible?
    Tatoeba #5617298 by verdastelo9604 · #5134829 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 究

研究HSK 4研究生HSK 4讲究HSK 5追究HSK 6探究HSK 7–9终究HSK 7–9
竟 on its own →
jìng · unexpectedly

HSK words with 竟

竟然HSK 4毕竟HSK 5竟HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences