Expressing "after all" with "bijing"
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毕竟 (bìjìng) can be used to emphasize a reason or characteristic, and is like "after all" where you might say, "he is after all, only a child." 毕竟 is used both in spoken and written Chinese.
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Basic Form
In it's most basic form, You just need to add the "after all" stuff after the 毕竟, and it could be a reason or a characteristic.
Structure
毕竟 + reason/characteristic
Examples
- 狼 毕竟 还 有 野性，喂食 的 时候 一定 要 十分 小心。After all, wolves are wild. When you're feeding them, you have to be very careful.
- 辞职 对 我 来说 是 个 很 难 的 决定，毕竟 我 在 这个 公司 很长 时间 了。For me, resigning is a difficult decision, after all, I've worked at this company for a long time.
- 没关系，他 想 请客 就 让 他 请，毕竟 他 不 缺 钱！It doesn't matter. If he wants to treat us, let him. After all, he doesn't lack money!
Complex Form
Structure
虽然 ... , 但 + 毕竟 ... , (as a result), ...
In this structure, the parts after 虽然 and 毕竟 are reasons or characteristics, and the part after (as a result) is a result or conclusion. It's a bit more complex, so pay attention to the different parts in the example sentences below.
Examples
- 虽然 我 穿 了 不 少 衣服，但 毕竟 是 北方 的 冬天，所以 我 还是 觉得 挺 冷 的。Although I wear a lot of clothes , it's, after all, winter in the north. I still feel very cold.
- 虽然 他 做 错 了 事情，但 毕竟 他 还是 个 小孩儿，你 就 别 打 他 了。Although he did something bad, he is, after all, only a small child, so don't hit him.
- 虽然 我 跟 他 认识，但 毕竟 不 太 熟，还是 不要 去 麻烦 人家 了。Although he did something bad, he is, after all, only a small child, so don't hit him.
- 虽然 我 小时候 奶奶 对 我 不 好，但 毕竟 她 是 我 奶奶，所以 我 还是 会 照顾 她。Although little wolves look cute, they are still wild animals. When you deal with them, you have to be careful.
- 虽然 你们 已经 离婚 了，但 毕竟 还有 一个 孩子，跟 孩子 在 一起 的 时候 别 吵架。Although you are divorced, but there is, after all, a child. So don't start a verbal fight when you're with the child.
