究
竟

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The word "究竟" is formed by combining the character "究", meaning to investigate or examine thoroughly, with "竟", meaning to conclude or reach an end; together, they create a compound that literal implies investigating to the final point, which evolves into its modern senses of "after all" or "exactly".

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这究竟是什么意思？

Zhè jiūjìng shì shénme yìsi?

What does this exactly mean?

你究竟要不要参加比赛？

Nǐ jiūjìng yào bù yào cānjiā bǐsài?

Do you want to participate in the competition or not, exactly?

他究竟是如何成功的，这是一个谜。

Tā jiūjìng shì rúhé chénggōng de, zhè shì yī gè mí.

How exactly he succeeded is a mystery.

究竟哪个方案更有效，我们需要实验来验证。

Jiūjìng nǎge fāng'àn gèng yǒuxiào, wǒmen xūyào shíyàn lái yànzhèng.

Which plan is more effective exactly, we need experiments to verify.

无论他们究竟隐瞒了什么真相，最终都会被揭露。

Wúlùn tāmen jiūjìng yǐnmánle shénme zhēnxiàng, zuìzhōng dōu huì bèi jiēlù.

No matter what truth they exactly concealed, it will eventually be revealed.

Word Definition - 究竟

jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result

Individual Character Details

究 jiū
竟 jìng