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究竟

jiū jìng

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

jiū jìng · gau3 ging2 (Jyutping)

  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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

究

Meaning
examine, investigate
Radical
穴
Strokes
7
Components
⿱穴九
Cangjie
JCKN
Four-corner
3041.7

竟

Meaning
finally, after all, at last
Radical
立
Strokes
11
Components
⿱音儿
Cangjie
YTAHU
Four-corner
0021.6

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