到底
dào dǐㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: ĐÁO ĐỂ
Traditional: 到底
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(adverb, verb)
finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
In questions 到底 is not used with 吗; use it with A-not-A or wh-questions.
Examples
你到底去不去？
nǐ dào dǐ qù bu qù?
Are you going or not?
这到底是怎么回事？
zhè dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì?
What on earth is going on?
我们要坚持到底。
wǒ men yào jiān chí dào dǐ.
We must keep going to the end.
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Stroke order
ĐÁO · 8 strokes
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thor
ĐỂ · 8 strokes
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
Related words
- 到 dào — to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 遇到 yù dào — to meet; to run into; to come across
- 迟到 chí dào — to arrive late
- 受到 shòu dào — to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 到处 dào chù — everywhere
- 达到 dá dào — to reach; to achieve; to attain
- 到达 dào dá — to reach; to arrive
- 周到 zhōu dào — thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao]