究竟

jiūjìng

after all; actually; exactly

Dictionary entry

to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done

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See it in sentences

你究竟想去哪儿?

Nǐ jiūjìng xiǎng qù nǎr?

English

Where on earth do you want to go?

他究竟说了什么?

Tā jiūjìng shuō le shénme?

English

What did he actually say?

Goes with

  • 究竟是谁who exactly
  • 究竟怎么了what exactly happened
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