Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing""
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Note that 究竟 is more formal than [[Expressing "In the End" with "daodi"|到底]]. | Note that 究竟 is more formal than [[Expressing "In the End" with "daodi"|到底]]. | ||
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== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
Revision as of 07:41, 20 September 2012
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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？
- 究竟 吃 什么？每天 都 得 想 这个 问题！
- 这次 欧洲杯 的 冠军究竟 是 哪个 队？广告 之后 就 会 知道！
- 你 究竟 看 到 我 了 没有？
Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.
