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*孩子 <em>究竟</em> 是 孩子，总是 想 着 怎么 玩。<span class="trans">Kids are kids after all. They always think about how to have fun.</span> | *孩子 <em>究竟</em> 是 孩子，总是 想 着 怎么 玩。<span class="trans">Kids are kids after all. They always think about how to have fun.</span> | ||
| + | *上海 <em>究竟</em> 是 上海，生活 成本 就 是 高。<span class="trans">Shanghai is Shanghai after all. The living expense here is high.</span> | ||
| + | *年轻 人 <em>究竟</em> 是 年轻 人，精力 真 好。<span class="trans">Young people are young people after all. Their are so energetic.</span> | ||
| + | *生意 人 <em>究竟</em> 是 生意 人，对 他们 来说，赚钱 是 最 重要 的 。<span class="trans">Businessman is businessman after all. The most important thing to them is making money. </span> | ||
*家人 <em>究竟</em> 是 家人，也许 你 不 喜欢 他们，但 你 还是 会 爱 他们。<span class="trans">Family are family after all. You may not like them, but you will still love them.</span> | *家人 <em>究竟</em> 是 家人，也许 你 不 喜欢 他们，但 你 还是 会 爱 他们。<span class="trans">Family are family after all. You may not like them, but you will still love them.</span> | ||
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When someone asks you "what on earth are you doing?", "究竟 (jiūjìng)" is used by the speaker to intensify the question. In this case, 究竟 is similar to 到底.
Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.
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Using 究竟 in a question
Structure
究竟 + Question Word
究竟＋Verb＋没 / 不＋Verb
Examples
- 你 究竟 来 不 来？Are you coming or not?
- 你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？So, do you like me or not?
- 他 究竟 是 不 是 你 女朋友？So, is she your girlfriend or not?
- 这 个 人 究竟 是 谁？Who on earth is this guy?
- 我们 究竟 还 要 等 多久？How much longer do we still need to spend on this project?
- 你们 究竟 想 让 我 怎么 做？What on earth do you want me to do?
- 冠军究竟 是 哪个 队？广告 之后 就 会 知道！Which team will win the champion in the end? Find out after these commercials!
Using 究竟 in an affirmative sentence
究竟 can be used with 是 for an emphasis on a fact, which is similar to 毕竟, meaning "after all".
Structure
A＋究竟 + 是＋ A，……
Examples
- 孩子 究竟 是 孩子，总是 想 着 怎么 玩。Kids are kids after all. They always think about how to have fun.
- 上海 究竟 是 上海，生活 成本 就 是 高。Shanghai is Shanghai after all. The living expense here is high.
- 年轻 人 究竟 是 年轻 人，精力 真 好。Young people are young people after all. Their are so energetic.
- 生意 人 究竟 是 生意 人，对 他们 来说，赚钱 是 最 重要 的 。Businessman is businessman after all. The most important thing to them is making money.
- 家人 究竟 是 家人，也许 你 不 喜欢 他们，但 你 还是 会 爱 他们。Family are family after all. You may not like them, but you will still love them.
