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到底

dào dǐ

HSK 3 · word 1382 of 3,000

Meaning

• finally
• in the end
• when all is said and done

Example sentence

Characters in 到底

• 到 dào to reach; to arrive
• 底 dǐ bottom; base

到 to arrive plus 底, the bottom. Getting to the bottom of it, hence after all — and in questions, on earth.

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