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到底 dàodǐ

到底 dàodǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 到底 dàodǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàodǐ | dao4 di3
English translation
finally
in the end
when all is said and done
after all
to the end
to the last

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Traditional form

到底 dàodǐ

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 到底 dàodǐ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 到底 dàodǐ .

dào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhì represents the meaning and dāo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

dāo

Semantic compound

zhì

Positional decomposition

至刂

Number of Strokes

8
de

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 广 Guǎng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

广 Guǎng

Positional decomposition

广氐

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 到底 dàodǐ

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不得不 bùdébù dīng zhāo kān hǎo miǎo , xiǎng zhè 到底 dàodǐ shì 什么 shénme 意思 yìsi .

I had to stare at it for several seconds to figure out what it meant.

zhè xiē 斜坡 xié pō 平面 píngmiàn 到底 dàodǐ 意味着 yìwèizhe 什么 shénme , zhè shì 几何 jǐ hé . ”

The problem is one of geometry, what these slopes and planes mean. "

ā ?到底 dàodǐ 同意 tóngyì 同意 tóngyì ya ?

Well, do you agree or not?

知道 zhīdào 到底 dàodǐ kěn le 什么 shénme 令人 lìng rén 神智 shén zhì de 树根 shù gēn .

What insane root she has been nibbling, I know not.

小明 lǎo ài wèn 为什么 wèishénme ,老爱打破 dǎ pò 沙锅 shā guō wèn dào de .

Xiaoming always asks why and he'll never be satisfied until he knows everything.

到底 dàodǐ Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 到底 dàodǐ and their own compounds.

到底 dàodǐ Compounds

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