归
根
到
底

After all in Chinese: 归根到底 (guī gēn dào dǐ)

guī gēn dào dǐ

after all

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 歸根到底1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1after all
  2. 2in the final analysis
  3. 3ultimately

Stroke order

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归
根
到
底

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄟ

guī

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄍㄣ

gēn

ㄍ/ gㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧˇ

dǐ

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

归根到底

Simplified

歸根到底

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 归根到底，这件事还是他的错。

    guī gēn dào dǐ， zhè jiàn shì hái shì tā de cuò。

    In the final analysis, this is still his fault.

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Related words

到

dào

to reach

底

dǐ

background

根

gēn

root

归

guī

to return

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

根据

gēn jù

according to

遇到

yù dào

to meet

到处

dào chù

everywhere

到底

dào dǐ

finally

受到

shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

彻底

chè dǐ

thorough

达到

dá dào

to reach

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