到
底

Finally in Chinese: 到底 (dào dǐ)

dào dǐ

finally

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1finally
  2. 2in the end
  3. 3when all is said and done
  4. 4after all
  5. 5to the end
  6. 6to the last

Stroke order

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底

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ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧˇ

dǐ

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 到底 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 坚持到底！

    jiān chí dào dǐ！

    Stiff upper lip!

  • 到底怎么了？

    dào dǐ zěn me le？

    What on earth is the matter?

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Related words

到

dào

to reach

底

dǐ

background

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

遇到

yù dào

to meet

到处

dào chù

everywhere

受到

shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

彻底

chè dǐ

thorough

达到

dá dào

to reach

到达

dào dá

to reach

周到

zhōu dào

thoughtful

得到

dé dào

to get

回到

huí dào

to return to

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