Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
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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 Word
究竟＋Verb＋没 / 不＋Verb
Examples
- 你 究竟 到 了 没有？Did you arrive or not?
- 你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？So, do you like me or not?
- 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?
- 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!
Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.
