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| + | * 你 <em>究竟</em>到了 没有？<span class="trans">Did you arrive or not?</span> | ||
* 你 <em>究竟</em> 喜 不 喜欢 我？<span class="trans">So, do you like me or not?</span> | * 你 <em>究竟</em> 喜 不 喜欢 我？<span class="trans">So, do you like me or not?</span> | ||
| + | * 这 个 项目 我们 <em>究竟</em> 还要 做 多久？<span class="trans">How much longer do we still need to spend on this project?</span> | ||
* <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> | * <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！<span class="trans">Which team won the European Cup in the end? Find out after these commercials!</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！<span class="trans">Which team won the European Cup in the end? Find out after these commercials!</span> | ||
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Revision as of 03:32, 9 September 2015
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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 究竟到了 没有？Did you arrive or not?
- 你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？So, do you like me or not?
- 这 个 项目 我们 究竟 还要 做 多久？How much longer do we still need to spend on this project?
- 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!
Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.
