Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing""
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| − | * 你 <em>究竟</em> 喜 不 喜欢 我？ | + | * 你 <em>究竟</em> 喜 不 喜欢 我？<span class="trans">So, do you like me or not?</span> |
| − | * <em>究竟</em> 吃 什么？每天 都 得 想 这个 问题！ | + | * <em>究竟</em> 吃 什么？每天 都 得 想 这个 问题！<span class="trans">What on earth do you want to eat? We have this problem every day!</span> |
| − | * 这次 欧洲杯 的 冠军<em>究竟</em> 是 哪个 队？广告 之后 就 会 知道！ | + | * 这次 欧洲杯 的 冠军<em>究竟</em> 是 哪个 队？广告 之后 就 会 知道！<span class="trans">Which team won the European Cup in the end? Find out after these commercials!</span> |
| − | * 你 <em>究竟</em> 看 到 我 了 没有？ | + | * 你 <em>究竟</em> 看 到 我 了 没有？<span class="trans">Did you see me or not?!</span> |
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Revision as of 05:34, 2 July 2013
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Keywords
When someone asks you "what on earth are you doing?", "on earth" is used by the speaker to intensify the question. 究竟 (jiūjìng) can be used in the same way.
Structure
究竟+question
Examples
- 你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？So, do you like me or not?
- 究竟 吃 什么？每天 都 得 想 这个 问题！What on earth do you want to eat? We have this problem every day!
- 这次 欧洲杯 的 冠军究竟 是 哪个 队？广告 之后 就 会 知道！Which team won the European Cup in the end? Find out after these commercials!
- 你 究竟 看 到 我 了 没有？Did you see me or not?!
Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.
