jiu1
jing4
  1. to go to the bottom of a matter
  2. after all
  3. when all is said and done
  4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  5. outcome
  6. result

Characters

  • 究 (究): after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
  • 竟 (竟): unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

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Examples

“但请告诉我们,您究竟为了什么杀了他?” “是为了爱情。”

那裡究竟發生了什麼事?

那么好的人究竟在何处能找到?

这个系统究竟发生了什么故障?

人获得自由,究竟意味着什么?难道就是从一个牢笼里巧妙地逃出来,其实只是置身于另一个更大的牢笼。

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